The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 25, 2104
Waxing Crescent
2.2% 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
7:06 AM
10:30 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 371,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2244
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 | 17.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.5° / 103.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 24m / 23.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.74° / 0.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.66° / 0.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.02° / 0.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.