The Moon
Finder chart
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From Fairfield , the Moon will become visible at around 19:35 (EDT), 44° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 23:48.
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Name
The Moon
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Object type
Moon
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Current position
| Computed for: | 02 April 2025 |
| Right ascension: | 04h01m [1] |
| Declination: | +25°00' [1] |
| Constellation: | Taurus |
| Magnitude: | -10.98 (V) [1] |
| Angular diameter: | 1989.2 arcsec[1] |
| Distance: | 0.00 AU 0.02 lightmin [1] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 15.03 deg/day[1] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 68.4° |
Current phase
Embed the Moon's phase in your website
You can embed the Moon's phase in your website. Simply configure the options below, and paste the grey HTML code into your website.
This widget has a transparent background and no border to give you maximum flexibility to integrate it into the design of your website.
Visibility from Fairfield
All times shown in Fairfield local time.
Events
| 06 Mar 2025 | – Moon at First Quarter |
| 14 Mar 2025 | – Full Moon |
| 14 Mar 2025 | – Total lunar eclipse |
| 17 Mar 2025 | – The Moon at aphelion |
| 17 Mar 2025 | – The Moon at apogee |
| 22 Mar 2025 | – Moon at Last Quarter |
| 26 Mar 2025 | – The Moon at perihelion |
| 29 Mar 2025 | – New Moon |