The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 26, 2107
Waxing Crescent
19.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:14 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.9%
- Age
- 3.9 days
- Distance
- 366,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2281
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 366,800 km.
Exact values
For May 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 52.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.1° / 85.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 54m / 15.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 117.61° / -5.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.57° / 7.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 126.86° / -0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.