The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 26, 2029
Waxing Gibbous
98.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:02 PM
4:50 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.1%
- Age
- 13.1 days
- Distance
- 362,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1316
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 | 164.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -71.0° / 344.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 07m / -21.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 230.35° / -3.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.76° / 5.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 16.97° / 0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.