The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 25, 1969
First Quarter
47.1% 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
10:34 AM
1:53 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.1%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Auriga
- Lunation number
- 572
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.
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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 | 86.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.6° / 63.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 06m / 28.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.33° / 5.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.46° / -6.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.14° / 0.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.