The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 25, 1984
Waning Crescent
23.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:48 AM
3:53 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.7%
- Age
- 24.5 days
- Distance
- 402,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 759
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 | 302.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.3° / 223.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 32m / -1.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 6.64° / -4.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.13° / 6.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -123.52° / -0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.