The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 25, 2036
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:20 AM
8:43 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 369,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1402
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For May 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.2° / 136.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 09m / 15.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 63.19° / -4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.14° / 6.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.47° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 6.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.