The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 25, 2161
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:28 AM
9:32 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 386,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2949
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For May 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 6.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.8° / 118.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 37m / 21.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 70.82° / -0.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.89° / 1.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.82° / -0.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.