The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 26, 2055
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:31 AM
8:59 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 390,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1638
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.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 1.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.1° / 130.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 24m / 16.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 66.92° / -4.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.53° / 6.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.67° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 331.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.