The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 26, 2085
Waxing Crescent
9.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:36 AM
11:40 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.4%
- Age
- 3.1 days
- Distance
- 398,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2009
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 35.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.3° / 90.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 51m / 22.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 101.78° / -0.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.69° / 1.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 147.35° / 0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.