The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 25, 2007
First Quarter
49.1% 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
11:49 AM
3:03 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.1%
- Age
- 6.6 days
- Distance
- 381,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1042
Events on this date
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Mars and Neptune close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
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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 | 88.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.1° / 53.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 16m / 28.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 93.46° / 5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.97° / -5.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 98.25° / 0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.