The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 25, 2111
Waning Gibbous
92.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:24 PM
8:19 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.8%
- Age
- 17.7 days
- Distance
- 363,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2330
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 363,100 km.
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Mercury and Uranus close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 211.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.5° / 275.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 21m / -20.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 274.95° / 2.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.07° / -3.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -31.42° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.