The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 26, 2057
Waning Crescent
37.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:05 AM
2:24 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.3%
- Age
- 23.0 days
- Distance
- 387,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1662
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 284.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.5° / 234.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 34m / -8.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 350.77° / -5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.27° / 7.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -97.64° / -0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.