The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 25, 2143
Waxing Gibbous
88.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:41 PM
3:52 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.2%
- Age
- 10.8 days
- Distance
- 371,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2726
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For May 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 139.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 40.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.5° / 35.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 25m / -11.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 203.95° / -2.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.26° / 3.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 42.94° / -0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.