The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 26, 2115
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:56 AM
8:28 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 378,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2378
Events on this date
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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.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 3.0° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 5.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.4° / 136.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 45m / 0.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 10.72° / -3.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.64° / 5.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 169.88° / -1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.3° |
| 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.