The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 25, 1927
Waning Crescent
33.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:19 AM
2:44 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.9%
- Age
- 24.1 days
- Distance
- 368,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 54
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 288.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.4° / 230.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 40m / -7.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 352.41° / -5.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.06° / 7.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -112.10° / -0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.7° |
| 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.