The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 25, 2119
Waning Gibbous
98.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:39 PM
6:24 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.5%
- Age
- 16.0 days
- Distance
- 357,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2429
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,600 km.
Exact values
For May 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 193.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -58.4° / 281.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 02m / -27.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 257.17° / -4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.08° / 6.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -12.83° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 117.9° |
| 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.