The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 25, 1979
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:13 AM
8:29 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.1 days
- Distance
- 383,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 697
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
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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 | 355.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.9° / 140.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 55m / 15.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.74° / -4.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.88° / 6.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -171.12° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 24.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.