The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 25, 1947
Waxing Crescent
33.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:14 AM
1:31 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.1%
- Age
- 5.1 days
- Distance
- 368,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 302
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 | 70.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.8° / 68.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 11m / 21.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 133.64° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.27° / -6.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 114.23° / 0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.