The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 25, 1983
Waxing Gibbous
98.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:50 PM
5:36 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.6%
- Age
- 12.9 days
- Distance
- 388,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 747
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 | 166.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -64.0° / 339.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 16m / -15.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 230.65° / 2.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.02° / -3.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 18.17° / -0.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 295.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.