The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 26, 2171
Waning Gibbous
71.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:47 AM
10:22 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.1%
- Age
- 20.0 days
- Distance
- 369,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 3070
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 | 245.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 65.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.7° / 252.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 37m / -23.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 251.06° / -1.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.73° / 2.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -59.59° / -1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.