The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 26, 2158
Waning Crescent
2.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:36 AM
7:45 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.9%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 358,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2911
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 | 340.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 71.1° / 176.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 50m / 21.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 46.51° / 4.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.36° / -6.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -162.26° / 1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.