The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 25, 1912
First Quarter
45.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:27 AM
1:35 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.4%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 371,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -133
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
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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 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.8° / 65.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 56m / 28.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 89.20° / 4.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.27° / -5.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.38° / -0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.6° |
| 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.