The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 26, 2072
Waxing Crescent
42.0% 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
11:58 AM
1:40 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.0%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 377,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1846
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 | 80.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.0° / 66.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 49m / 18.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 87.43° / -5.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.27° / 7.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.27° / -0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.