The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 26, 2002
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:20 PM
6:15 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 14.2 days
- Distance
- 370,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 982
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 6:14 AM, is deepest at 8:03 AM and ends at 9:51 AM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
Exact values
For May 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 182.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -61.6° / 305.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 23m / -20.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 247.51° / 0.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.21° / -0.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 2.17° / -0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.