The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 26, 1991
Waxing Gibbous
96.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:32 PM
4:35 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.8%
- Age
- 12.5 days
- Distance
- 399,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 846
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For May 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 159.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -70.9° / 0.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 43m / -20.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.60° / -4.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.45° / 6.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 24.57° / 1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.