The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 26, 2118
Waxing Crescent
31.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:12 AM
1:21 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.8%
- Age
- 6.0 days
- Distance
- 387,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2417
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 | 68.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.3° / 70.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 09m / 19.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 133.67° / 3.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.04° / -4.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 104.40° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.