The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 25, 2151
First Quarter
51.0% 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
12:16 PM
2:52 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.0%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 371,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2823
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.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.7° / 54.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 25m / 24.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 95.69° / 1.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.46° / -1.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.76° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.8° |
| 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.