The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 26, 2055
Waning Crescent
2.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:54 AM
6:27 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.4%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 406,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1635
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,500 km.
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Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 342.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.7° / 167.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 21m / -6.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 348.34° / -2.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.11° / 4.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -161.98° / -1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 57.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.