The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 26, 2082
Waning Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:00 AM
8:21 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 400,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1971
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 | 348.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 71.8° / 153.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 22m / 23.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 54.13° / 4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.24° / -6.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -171.48° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.