The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 26, 2146
Waning Gibbous
99.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:35 PM
6:54 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.3%
- Age
- 15.9 days
- Distance
- 360,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2763
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 | 188.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -54.8° / 299.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 52m / -17.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 253.84° / 4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.21° / -5.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -10.24° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.