The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 26, 2156
Waxing Crescent
29.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:05 AM
1:04 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.3%
- Age
- 5.1 days
- Distance
- 388,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2885
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 65.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.8° / 69.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 38m / 27.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.82° / 5.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.17° / -6.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 121.06° / 0.61° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.