The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 25, 1971
Waxing Crescent
1.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:37 AM
10:39 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.9%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 374,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 599
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 | 15.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.7° / 100.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 10m / 27.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 78.86° / 4.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.82° / -5.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 170.22° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.