The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 25, 1937
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:24 PM
6:13 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.1 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 178
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.
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 1:43 AM, is deepest at 3:51 AM and ends at 5:59 AM. Visible from Columbus from start to finish.
Exact values
For May 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 183.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -61.9° / 300.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 24m / -22.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 247.79° / -0.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.49° / 1.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -5.04° / 0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 115.4° |
| 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.