The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 26, 2107
Waxing Crescent
4.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:22 AM
10:06 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.1%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 388,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2279
Events on this date
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Mars behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Mar 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 23.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.4° / 112.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 47m / 11.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 28.75° / 0.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.09° / 0.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 151.19° / 0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.