The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 26, 2095
Last Quarter
50.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:26 AM
1:01 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.7%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 371,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2132
Events on this date
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Mars at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For May 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 269.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.5° / 241.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 35m / -14.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 335.02° / -5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.83° / 6.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -93.04° / -0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.