The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 25, 1993
Waxing Crescent
17.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:53 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.9%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 377,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 871
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 | 49.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.6° / 85.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 42m / 17.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 114.27° / -3.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.09° / 4.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 125.26° / 0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.