The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 26, 2061
First Quarter
55.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:41 PM
2:35 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.2%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 389,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1712
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For May 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 95.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.6° / 60.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 58m / 10.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 161.79° / 3.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.27° / -3.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.38° / 1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.