The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 26, 2150
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:14 AM
9:00 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 358,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2812
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
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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.
Exact values
For May 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.8° / 131.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 14m / 18.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 64.86° / -2.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.21° / 3.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.08° / -0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 356.6° |
| 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.