The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 26, 2139
Waning Crescent
2.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:39 AM
7:47 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.8%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 368,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2676
Events on this date
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Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 5.9° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For May 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 341.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 71.3° / 174.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 51m / 21.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 46.70° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.04° / -6.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -158.43° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.