The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 26, 2155
Waning Crescent
19.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:33 AM
4:31 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.9%
- Age
- 25.0 days
- Distance
- 386,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2874
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 | 307.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.9° / 226.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 44m / 5.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 12.43° / 1.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.38° / -1.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -121.13° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.