The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 26, 2165
Waning Gibbous
99.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:37 PM
6:59 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.2%
- Age
- 16.3 days
- Distance
- 377,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2998
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 | 189.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -54.2° / 298.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 58m / -17.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 255.08° / 5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.15° / -6.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -14.05° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.