The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 25, 2169
Waning Crescent
1.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:38 AM
7:53 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 377,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3047
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 347.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.5° / 157.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 22m / 15.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 52.09° / -3.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.20° / 4.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -172.49° / -0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 60.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.