The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 26, 2128
Waning Crescent
5.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:59 AM
6:33 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.7%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 399,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2540
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 332.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.7° / 188.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 30m / 10.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 38.43° / -4.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.13° / 5.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -148.21° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 62.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.