The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 25, 2050
Waxing Crescent
22.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:34 AM
12:02 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.9%
- Age
- 4.8 days
- Distance
- 399,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1576
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 | 56.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.6° / 83.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 11m / 14.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 121.56° / -4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.84° / 6.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 126.05° / -0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.