The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 26, 2102
Waxing Gibbous
63.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:45 PM
2:28 AM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 63.9%
- Age
- 9.6 days
- Distance
- 391,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2219
Events on this date
-
Venus and Uranus close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 105.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 73.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 63.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.5° / 62.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 21m / 0.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 171.07° / -3.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.07° / 5.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 67.16° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.