The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 25, 2135
Waxing Gibbous
95.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:11 PM
4:46 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.9%
- Age
- 12.4 days
- Distance
- 363,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2627
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 362,800 km.
Exact values
For May 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 156.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -66.4° / 4.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 32m / -16.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 220.73° / -1.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.11° / 1.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 24.33° / 0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.