The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 25, 2097
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:45 PM
5:39 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2157
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For May 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 174.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -67.2° / 317.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 50m / -21.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 239.96° / -1.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.11° / 2.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 7.57° / 0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.