The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 25, 1933
Waxing Crescent
1.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:30 AM
10:31 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.6%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 406,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 129
Events on this date
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,600 km.
Exact values
For May 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 13.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.3° / 101.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 04m / 27.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 77.55° / 4.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.36° / -6.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.59° / 1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.