The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 26, 2126
Waxing Crescent
6.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:41 AM
10:30 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.1%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2514
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 28.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.1° / 106.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 10m / 11.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 34.35° / -1.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.68° / 2.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 147.38° / 0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.