The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 25, 2157
Waning Gibbous
98.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:41 PM
6:39 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.1%
- Age
- 16.7 days
- Distance
- 390,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2899
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 | 195.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.2° / 279.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 16m / -27.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 260.25° / -4.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.36° / 6.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -20.44° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.3° |
| 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.