The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 25, 2131
Waning Crescent
1.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:38 AM
7:44 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.7%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 359,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2577
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,800 km.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 345.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.2° / 161.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 14m / 13.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 49.85° / -4.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.92° / 5.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.87° / -0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 57.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.