The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 26, 2188
Waning Crescent
1.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:13 AM
6:40 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.8%
- Age
- 28.4 days
- Distance
- 406,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3280
Events on this date
-
Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 345.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.2° / 163.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 39m / -7.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 352.16° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.00° / 7.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.24° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 45.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.