The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 25, 2108
Waning Gibbous
99.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:29 PM
6:49 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.4%
- Age
- 14.6 days
- Distance
- 374,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2293
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 | 187.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 8.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -55.7° / 300.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 45m / -17.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 252.04° / 4.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.39° / -5.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -2.63° / -1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.