The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 26, 2148
First Quarter
45.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:11 PM
2:05 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.7%
- Age
- 6.4 days
- Distance
- 386,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 2786
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Mar 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.1° / 62.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 06m / 19.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.40° / -3.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.33° / 5.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 102.43° / -1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.