The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 26, 2051
Waning Gibbous
99.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:45 PM
6:58 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.0%
- Age
- 16.2 days
- Distance
- 394,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1588
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 | 190.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -54.3° / 295.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 01m / -19.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 256.14° / 3.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.34° / -4.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -15.64° / -0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.