The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 26, 2079
Waning Crescent
22.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:37 AM
4:07 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.6%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 372,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1934
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For May 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 303.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.1° / 225.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 36m / 1.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 9.02° / -1.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.57° / 2.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -130.33° / 0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.