The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 26, 2028
Waxing Crescent
6.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:53 AM
11:29 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.4%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 375,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1304
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 | 29.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.2° / 91.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 23m / 25.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 95.15° / 1.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.49° / -1.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 146.56° / 1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.