The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 25, 2118
Waxing Crescent
10.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:44 AM
11:28 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.3%
- Age
- 3.4 days
- Distance
- 406,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2415
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,000 km.
Exact values
For Mar 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 37.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.2° / 95.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 33m / 18.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 41.93° / 3.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.43° / -4.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 140.91° / 0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.