The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 26, 2149
Waning Gibbous
85.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:20 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.3%
- Age
- 19.0 days
- Distance
- 394,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2800
Events on this date
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Jupiter 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 | 225.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 45.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.1° / 264.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 30m / -21.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 290.95° / 0.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.78° / -0.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -51.22° / -1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.