The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 26, 2019
Last Quarter
50.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:22 AM
1:05 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.4%
- Age
- 21.7 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1192
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,100 km.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For May 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 269.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.4° / 242.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 32m / -13.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 334.87° / -3.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.33° / 5.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -90.01° / -1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.