The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 25, 2072
Waxing Gibbous
58.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:08 PM
2:25 AM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 58.7%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 370,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1848
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 | 99.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 79.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 58.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.5° / 61.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 06m / 5.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 165.22° / 0.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.06° / 0.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 81.17° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.