The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 26, 2078
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:02 PM
5:51 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 402,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1922
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For May 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 177.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -65.7° / 310.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 06m / -22.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 243.82° / -1.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.07° / 2.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -0.84° / 0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.