The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 25, 2047
Waxing Crescent
0.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:22 AM
9:59 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.7%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 400,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1539
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 9.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.4° / 109.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 47m / 25.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.46° / 2.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.29° / -3.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 167.23° / 1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.