The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 26, 2174
Last Quarter
46.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:31 AM
12:16 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.2%
- Age
- 23.1 days
- Distance
- 375,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3107
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Mar 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 274.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.8° / 229.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 48m / -28.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 280.63° / -5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.97° / 7.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -100.65° / 0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.