The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 26, 2096
Waxing Crescent
26.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:35 AM
1:03 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.8%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 378,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2145
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 | 62.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.4° / 72.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 50m / 22.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 128.64° / 4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.00° / -6.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 124.86° / 0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.