The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 26, 2197
First Quarter
47.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:08 PM
2:34 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.9%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 387,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3392
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 | 87.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.5° / 58.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 17m / 22.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 93.97° / -0.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.23° / 1.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 84.57° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.0° |
| 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.