The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 26, 2122
Waning Gibbous
75.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:25 AM
10:40 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.2%
- Age
- 20.3 days
- Distance
- 384,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2466
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 | 239.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 59.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.1° / 259.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 27m / -16.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 304.99° / 2.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.29° / -2.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -66.02° / 0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.