The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 25, 2118
Waxing Crescent
22.7% 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
10:04 AM
12:46 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.7%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 391,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2417
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 | 56.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.6° / 74.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 16m / 23.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 120.87° / 4.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.72° / -5.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 116.63° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.