The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 25, 1963
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:54 AM
7:11 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 358,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 498
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Mar 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.9° / 159.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 34m / -1.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 7.19° / -4.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.86° / 6.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.40° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 309.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.