The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 25, 2117
Waning Crescent
29.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:16 AM
3:17 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.6%
- Age
- 23.7 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2404
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,600 km.
Exact values
For May 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 294.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.3° / 231.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 58m / -1.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 358.75° / -1.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.05° / 2.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -113.50° / 1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.