The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 25, 2199
Waxing Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:44 AM
9:36 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3419
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
-
Mercury, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 6.7° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For May 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 8.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.2° / 116.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 47m / 20.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.98° / -2.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.05° / 3.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.43° / -0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.