The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 25, 2023
Waxing Crescent
31.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:06 AM
1:31 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.8%
- Age
- 6.0 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1242
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,500 km.
Exact values
For May 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 68.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.3° / 68.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 07m / 21.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 132.64° / 5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.65° / -6.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 111.20° / 0.81° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.