The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 25, 1960
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:33 AM
8:55 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 463
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For May 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 1.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.7° / 130.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 20m / 16.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 66.07° / -4.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.30° / 6.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.55° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 330.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.