The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 26, 2031
Waxing Crescent
24.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:43 AM
12:10 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.2%
- Age
- 5.4 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1341
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 | 58.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.0° / 82.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 20m / 14.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 123.96° / -4.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.76° / 6.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 117.65° / -0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.