The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 25, 2059
Waxing Gibbous
96.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:20 PM
5:07 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.9%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 389,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1687
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 | 159.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -65.2° / 355.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 49m / -15.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.32° / 1.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.85° / -1.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 15.14° / 0.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.