The Moon on this date

Moon on Friday, March 26, 2190

Waning Gibbous

72.8% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
SE
Highest
26°
Moonset
SW
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
72.8%
Age
20.4 days
Distance
368,800 km
Apparent size
32.4′
Constellation
Scorpius
Lunation number
3305

Events on this date

  1. Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 368,700 km.

Exact values

For Mar 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun242.96°
Phase angle62.85°
Illuminated fraction72.81%
Altitude / azimuth-18.6° / 253.6°
Right ascension / declination16h 29m / -23.99°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude249.22° / -2.20°
Libration in longitude / latitude-1.31° / 3.44°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-63.40° / -0.96°
Position angle of the axis7.8°
Position angle of the bright limb100.7°
Apparent magnitude-11.1

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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