The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 25, 1982
New Moon
0.3% 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
6:57 AM
7:14 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 374,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 733
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 | 3.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.0° / 158.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 38m / -1.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 8.34° / -4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.88° / 7.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.59° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 304.4° |
| 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.