The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 26, 2133
Waning Gibbous
55.6% 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
2:15 AM
12:30 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.6%
- Age
- 21.6 days
- Distance
- 400,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2602
Events on this date
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For May 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 263.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 83.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.5° / 243.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 13m / -16.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 329.23° / -5.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.75° / 7.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -88.43° / 0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.