The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 26, 2139
Waning Crescent
18.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:13 AM
3:37 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.7%
- Age
- 25.7 days
- Distance
- 365,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2674
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn 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 | 308.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.6° / 206.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 08m / -16.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 314.48° / 0.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.90° / 0.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -134.13° / 1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.