The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 25, 2051
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:52 PM
6:13 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.2 days
- Distance
- 397,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1588
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For May 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 179.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -61.4° / 312.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 09m / -18.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 243.67° / 2.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.45° / -3.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -3.46° / -0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 348.7° |
| 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.