The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 25, 1918
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:55 PM
5:42 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.1 days
- Distance
- 394,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- -57
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For May 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 176.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -66.5° / 313.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 51m / -22.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 240.45° / -1.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.51° / 2.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -1.26° / 0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.