The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 26, 2078
Waxing Gibbous
96.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:15 PM
6:59 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.9%
- Age
- 12.6 days
- Distance
- 401,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1920
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 | 160.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -40.3° / 349.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 18m / 9.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 166.61° / 4.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.94° / -5.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 23.46° / -1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 304.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.