The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 25, 2066
Waxing Crescent
2.1% 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
6:58 AM
10:29 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1774
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 16.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.9° / 102.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 22m / 24.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.30° / 1.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.42° / -1.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.41° / 0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.