The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 25, 2079
Last Quarter
50.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:10 AM
11:56 AM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.0%
- Age
- 22.1 days
- Distance
- 401,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1932
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Mar 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 270.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.8° / 232.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 24m / -28.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 275.28° / -4.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.57° / 6.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -93.78° / -0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.