The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 25, 2009
Waxing Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:46 AM
10:41 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 361,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1069
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 361,100 km.
Exact values
For May 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 16.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.3° / 100.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 18m / 26.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 80.70° / 3.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.70° / -4.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 162.60° / 1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.