The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 25, 2189
First Quarter
54.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:29 PM
3:21 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.4%
- Age
- 8.6 days
- Distance
- 394,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3293
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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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.5° / 50.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 47m / 26.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 100.47° / 3.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.17° / -3.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 78.12° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.