The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 25, 2121
First Quarter
47.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:52 AM
2:44 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.4%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 392,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2452
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
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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 | 86.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.8° / 56.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 08m / 25.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.89° / 2.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.57° / -2.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 99.79° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.0° |
| 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.