The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 26, 2086
Waxing Gibbous
96.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:21 PM
4:40 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.5%
- Age
- 13.6 days
- Distance
- 396,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2021
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 | 158.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -68.8° / 1.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 44m / -18.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.33° / -2.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.59° / 3.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 17.75° / 0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.