The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 26, 2131
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:18 AM
8:59 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 361,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2577
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 6.8° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For May 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.1° / 131.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 14m / 18.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 64.86° / -3.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.99° / 4.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -177.12° / -0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 349.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.