The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 26, 2160
Waning Gibbous
65.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:55 AM
11:50 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 65.4%
- Age
- 20.4 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2936
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,500 km.
Exact values
For May 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 252.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 72.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 65.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.8° / 256.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 17m / -11.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 318.16° / 4.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.51° / -5.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -73.60° / 0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.