The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 25, 1944
Waxing Crescent
12.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:06 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.7%
- Age
- 3.4 days
- Distance
- 392,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 265
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 | 41.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.0° / 86.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 09m / 21.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 105.98° / -1.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.65° / 1.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 143.11° / -1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.