The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 25, 2127
Full Moon
99.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:29 PM
6:02 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 14.2 days
- Distance
- 357,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2528
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,600 km.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For May 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 174.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -61.6° / 322.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 49m / -15.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 238.63° / 4.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.14° / -5.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 5.76° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 316.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.