The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 26, 2066
Waxing Crescent
5.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:51 AM
11:13 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.6%
- Age
- 2.5 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1774
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.
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Mars, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 4.8° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 5.8° of each other in the sky.
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 6.9° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For May 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 27.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.3° / 94.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 13m / 23.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 93.08° / 0.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.87° / -0.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 151.17° / 0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.