The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 26, 2044
New Moon
0.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:14 AM
8:53 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 28.8 days
- Distance
- 360,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1501
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For May 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 353.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 70.4° / 138.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 43m / 24.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.17° / 4.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.92° / -5.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -176.11° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.