The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 25, 2078
Waxing Gibbous
98.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:00 PM
5:22 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.7%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1922
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 | 166.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -67.4° / 338.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 18m / -18.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 231.86° / -0.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.66° / 0.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 11.35° / 0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.