The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 26, 2185
Waning Crescent
27.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:23 AM
2:37 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.6%
- Age
- 24.5 days
- Distance
- 390,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3243
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 | 296.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.3° / 218.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 20m / -17.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 303.27° / 1.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.98° / -1.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -123.10° / -1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.