The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 25, 2153
Waxing Crescent
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:53 AM
8:30 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2848
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
-
Jupiter behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Mar 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 5.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.3° / 135.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 45m / 2.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 11.22° / -2.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.63° / 3.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 174.44° / -0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.