The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 26, 2116
Waxing Gibbous
94.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:39 PM
6:38 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.3%
- Age
- 12.2 days
- Distance
- 363,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2390
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 363,000 km.
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Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 152.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 27.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.2° / 358.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 49m / 12.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 158.90° / 4.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.12° / -4.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 28.02° / -0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 299.3° |
| 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.