The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 25, 2001
Waxing Crescent
8.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:20 AM
11:45 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.3%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 369,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 970
Events on this date
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Saturn behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For May 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 33.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.9° / 90.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 34m / 23.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 97.87° / 0.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.95° / 0.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 143.93° / -0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.