The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 25, 2038
Last Quarter
52.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:19 AM
12:53 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.1%
- Age
- 21.3 days
- Distance
- 395,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1427
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For May 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 267.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.3° / 242.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 23m / -14.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 332.32° / -4.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.07° / 5.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -81.61° / -0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.