The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 25, 1923
First Quarter
50.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:36 AM
1:22 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.3%
- Age
- 8.2 days
- Distance
- 390,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3
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 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.4° / 69.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 18m / 18.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 94.18° / -5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.80° / 7.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 82.12° / -0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.