The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 26, 2112
Waxing Crescent
0.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:57 AM
9:50 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 383,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2343
Events on this date
-
Moon, Uranus, and Venus gathered
All within 3.3° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 10.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.1° / 114.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 02m / 19.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.31° / -2.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.62° / 4.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 174.45° / -1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.