The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 25, 2040
Waxing Gibbous
99.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:11 PM
5:30 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.0%
- Age
- 14.5 days
- Distance
- 365,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1452
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For May 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 168.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -66.2° / 334.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 27m / -17.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 233.78° / 0.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.52° / -0.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 6.75° / 0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.