The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 26, 2180
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:18 AM
8:36 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3182
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
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Uranus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Mar 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 5.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.1° / 135.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 37m / 7.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 11.70° / 3.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.28° / -4.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.09° / 1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 215.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.