The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 25, 2139
Waning Crescent
7.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:04 AM
6:31 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.8%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 367,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2676
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
23° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For May 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 328.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.5° / 207.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 53m / 16.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 32.23° / 5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.49° / -6.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -146.19° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.