The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 25, 2027
Waning Gibbous
76.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:39 AM
10:21 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.5%
- Age
- 19.2 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1291
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,800 km.
Exact values
For May 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 238.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 58.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.2° / 256.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 20m / -20.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 302.42° / -1.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.90° / 1.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -59.20° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.