The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 25, 2029
Waxing Gibbous
74.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:51 PM
4:30 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 74.2%
- Age
- 10.5 days
- Distance
- 374,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1314
Events on this date
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Mars at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Mar 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 118.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 61.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 74.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.9° / 36.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 24m / 17.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 124.16° / -2.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.09° / 3.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 53.40° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.