The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 25, 2176
Waning Gibbous
96.5% 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
11:03 PM
7:09 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.5%
- Age
- 16.6 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3134
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 | 201.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -50.8° / 275.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 45m / -26.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 266.62° / -3.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.24° / 5.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -24.22° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.