The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 26, 2101
Waning Crescent
1.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:51 AM
8:02 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.9%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 405,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2206
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 | 345.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 71.8° / 163.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 06m / 22.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 50.36° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.94° / -6.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -163.06° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.