The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 25, 1909
Waxing Crescent
37.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:40 AM
12:45 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.2%
- Age
- 6.1 days
- Distance
- 398,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -168
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For May 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 74.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.0° / 75.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 31m / 19.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 138.79° / 4.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.98° / -5.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 109.09° / -0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.