The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 25, 2002
Waxing Gibbous
99.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:07 PM
5:38 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.0%
- Age
- 13.2 days
- Distance
- 367,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 982
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 | 168.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -64.7° / 334.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 26m / -16.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 233.23° / 2.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.34° / -2.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 14.36° / -0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.