The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 25, 2101
Waning Crescent
5.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:22 AM
7:00 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.2%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2206
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 | 334.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.0° / 194.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 18m / 18.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 38.42° / 4.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.99° / -6.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -150.81° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.