The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 25, 1960
Waning Crescent
3.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:32 AM
5:19 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.0%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 379,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 460
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 2.5° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 340.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.6° / 192.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 04m / -5.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 345.27° / 0.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.15° / -0.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -155.66° / -0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.