The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 26, 2096
Waxing Crescent
7.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:54 AM
10:57 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.7%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 360,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2143
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 32.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.7° / 103.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 30m / 12.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 39.23° / -1.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.03° / 3.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 149.25° / -1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.