The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 25, 2028
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
6:51 AM
10:38 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 378,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1304
Events on this date
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Mercury, Moon, Uranus, and Venus gathered
All within 6.5° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 16.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.6° / 100.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 22m / 25.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.47° / 2.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.14° / -3.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 158.80° / 1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.