The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 26, 2153
Waxing Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:13 AM
9:29 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 406,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2848
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.
Exact values
For Mar 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 16.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.8° / 120.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 27m / 7.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 23.02° / -1.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.65° / 2.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 162.23° / -0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.