MoonPhases

March 2025 · Friday · 1 year ago

21 March 2025

Last Quarter

60% illuminated and waning, 21.5 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 21 March 2025: Last Quarter, 60% illuminated

Ephemeris for 21 March 2025 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
Last Quarter
Illumination
59.8%
Lunar age
21.5 days
Elongation
258.9°
Distance
398,305 km
Distance (mi)
247,495 mi
Apparent size
30.0′
Constellation
Sagittarius
Libration lat
6.8° N
Libration lon
6.2° W

Moonrise and moonset

Times in each city's own time zone. A “+1” means the event falls on the following day — the lunar day is about 50 minutes longer than ours, so rise and set drift later each date.
CityMoonriseTransitMoonsetPeak altitude
London01:4205:0308:209.8°
New York01:4906:0910:2720.3°
Chicago01:5106:0610:1819.1°
Denver01:5406:1810:3921.1°
Los Angeles01:2806:1310:5626.8°
Mexico City00:2605:5311:2041.6°
São Paulo22:5905:1612:2585.4°
Berlin01:5305:0708:168.8°

Somewhere else? The calculator works for any latitude and longitude, including your own.

Phases around this date

PhaseDateTime (UTC)From this date
Last Quarter22 March 202511:30tomorrow
New Moon29 March 202510:58in 8 days
First Quarter5 April 202502:15in 15 days
Full Moon13 April 202500:22in 23 days