The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 26, 2041
Waning Crescent
12.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:13 AM
5:28 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.4%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 375,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1464
Events on this date
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 318.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.4° / 211.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 34m / 7.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 24.63° / -1.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.45° / 2.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -134.97° / 0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.