The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 26, 2053
Waxing Crescent
44.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:08 PM
1:49 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.0%
- Age
- 6.4 days
- Distance
- 369,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 1611
Events on this date
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Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 82.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.6° / 64.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 57m / 18.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 89.39° / -5.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.90° / 7.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.09° / -0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.