The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 25, 2060
Waning Crescent
22.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:40 AM
4:07 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.4%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 365,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1699
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
23° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For May 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 303.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.8° / 224.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 36m / 1.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 8.81° / -2.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.59° / 3.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -126.54° / 0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.