The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 6, 2025
First Quarter
50.3% 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
10:45 AM
1:48 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.3%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 375,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1264
Events on this date
-
First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Mar 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.9° / 63.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 00m / 27.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.63° / 5.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.05° / -6.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.00° / -0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.