The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 25, 2112
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:16 AM
8:46 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 379,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2342
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.2° / 135.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 06m / 17.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 62.90° / -3.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.20° / 5.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -173.30° / -1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 9.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.