The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 25, 2140
First Quarter
50.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:14 PM
2:56 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.7%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 379,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2687
Events on this date
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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 | 90.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.5° / 54.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 27m / 24.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.04° / 1.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.52° / -1.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 96.00° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.