The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 25, 1985
Waxing Crescent
15.1% 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
8:25 AM
11:02 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.1%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 770
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 45.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.9° / 99.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 12m / 18.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 50.59° / 0.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.42° / 0.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 130.45° / -1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.