The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 26, 2172
Waxing Crescent
4.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:26 AM
10:15 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.6%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 398,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3083
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 | 24.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.0° / 110.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 57m / 11.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 31.35° / -0.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.54° / 0.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 158.42° / -0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.