The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 26, 2109
Waning Crescent
9.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:36 AM
5:56 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.0%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 406,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2305
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,000 km.
Exact values
For May 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 325.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.6° / 201.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 59m / 8.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 30.69° / -3.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.48° / 4.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.39° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.