The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 26, 2071
Waning Crescent
23.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:29 AM
3:11 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.6%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 401,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1833
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 302.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.9° / 215.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 38m / -13.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 308.21° / 4.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.14° / -5.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -124.64° / 0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.