The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 25, 2059
Waxing Gibbous
89.1% 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
4:33 PM
6:16 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.1%
- Age
- 11.7 days
- Distance
- 406,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1685
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,000 km.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 141.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.3° / 10.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 03m / 17.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 146.74° / 5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.56° / -6.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 39.39° / -1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 296.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.