The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 25, 2136
Waning Crescent
23.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:29 AM
4:04 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.1%
- Age
- 24.4 days
- Distance
- 400,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2639
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For May 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 302.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.4° / 228.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 28m / 2.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 7.54° / -0.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.69° / 0.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -117.31° / 1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.5° |
| 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.