The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 25, 2172
Waxing Crescent
7.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:50 AM
11:52 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.3%
- Age
- 2.8 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3085
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 | 30.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.1° / 86.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 28m / 27.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.12° / 4.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.08° / -5.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 146.32° / 0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.