The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 26, 2104
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:59 AM
8:16 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 356,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2241
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,800 km.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Mar 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.8° / 143.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 14m / 6.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 5.88° / 4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.04° / -5.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.87° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 154.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.