The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 26, 2161
Waxing Crescent
2.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:21 AM
10:25 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.5%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 382,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2949
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 | 18.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.3° / 104.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 34m / 21.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.99° / -1.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.75° / 2.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 156.58° / -0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.