The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 25, 2080
First Quarter
45.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:40 PM
2:06 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.4%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 371,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1947
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For May 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.1° / 64.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 13m / 14.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 149.93° / 3.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.47° / -3.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 99.80° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.