The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 25, 1955
Waxing Crescent
19.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:05 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.9%
- Age
- 3.8 days
- Distance
- 367,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 401
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 3.2° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 52.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.3° / 82.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 52m / 18.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 116.51° / -2.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.59° / 3.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 132.88° / 0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.