The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 25, 2026
First Quarter
48.6% 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
11:47 AM
2:58 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.6%
- Age
- 6.6 days
- Distance
- 370,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1277
Events on this date
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Saturn behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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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 | 88.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.3° / 54.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 15m / 28.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 93.21° / 4.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.56° / -5.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.44° / 0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.7° |
| 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.