The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 26, 2163
Waning Crescent
33.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:40 AM
3:01 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.3%
- Age
- 23.3 days
- Distance
- 391,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2973
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 5.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 289.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.3° / 239.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 37m / 0.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 354.97° / 2.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.41° / -3.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -102.46° / -1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.