The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 25, 2022
Waning Crescent
21.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:52 AM
4:13 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.2%
- Age
- 24.8 days
- Distance
- 389,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1229
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 | 305.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.6° / 222.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 42m / 0.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 9.86° / -3.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.93° / 5.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -118.91° / 0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.