The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 26, 2178
First Quarter
46.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:59 AM
2:31 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.8%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 374,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3157
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Mar 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 86.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.1° / 58.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 10m / 23.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 92.39° / 0.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.56° / 0.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.38° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.3° |
| 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.