The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Waning Crescent
41.7% 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
2:08 AM
2:12 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.7%
- Age
- 22.4 days
- Distance
- 403,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1093
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 | 279.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.9° / 246.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 52m / -1.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 343.84° / 5.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.33° / -6.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -96.44° / 0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.