The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 25, 2166
Waning Crescent
18.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:58 AM
4:35 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.4%
- Age
- 25.7 days
- Distance
- 364,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 3010
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 | 309.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.8° / 218.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 58m / 2.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 14.09° / -3.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.63° / 5.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -131.35° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.