The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 25, 2170
First Quarter
50.3% 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
12:10 PM
2:53 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.3%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 381,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3058
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 | 90.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.7° / 54.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 24m / 25.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 95.33° / 2.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.06° / -1.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 81.93° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.7° |
| 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.