The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 25, 1977
First Quarter
45.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:52 PM
1:28 AM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.2%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 387,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 673
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For May 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.6° / 71.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 57m / 7.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 148.65° / -4.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.62° / 5.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.95° / -1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.