The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 26, 2052
Waning Crescent
4.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:52 AM
6:50 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.9%
- Age
- 27.5 days
- Distance
- 359,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1600
Events on this date
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Jupiter and Uranus close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 334.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.2° / 186.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 36m / 12.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 40.71° / -2.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.14° / 3.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.43° / -1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.