The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 25, 2150
Waning Crescent
1.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:35 AM
7:43 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.7%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 360,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2812
Events on this date
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Uranus 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 | 345.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.7° / 162.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 13m / 14.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 49.79° / -3.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.34° / 5.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -168.68° / -0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 59.3° |
| 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.