The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 25, 1922
Waning Crescent
7.1% 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
4:56 AM
4:24 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.1%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- -10
Events on this date
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.
Exact values
For Mar 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 329.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.5° / 206.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 17m / -7.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 333.48° / 3.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.71° / -3.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -148.03° / 0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.