The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 26, 2075
Waxing Gibbous
83.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:52 PM
4:11 AM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 83.9%
- Age
- 11.7 days
- Distance
- 373,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1885
Events on this date
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Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 132.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 47.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 83.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.7° / 34.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 16m / -2.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 198.40° / 5.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.45° / -6.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 40.14° / -1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 296.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.