The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 26, 2156
Waxing Crescent
43.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:35 PM
1:51 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.7%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2887
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,100 km.
Exact values
For May 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 82.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.3° / 67.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 04m / 12.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 148.60° / 1.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.40° / -0.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 96.77° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.