The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 25, 2085
Waxing Crescent
4.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:38 AM
10:59 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.4%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 395,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2009
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 24.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.7° / 96.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 58m / 23.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 89.46° / 0.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.47° / 0.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.59° / 0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.