The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 26, 2153
Waxing Crescent
9.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:15 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.8%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 391,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2850
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 | 36.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.4° / 83.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 53m / 27.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 101.82° / 4.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.29° / -5.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 137.89° / 0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.