The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 26, 2166
Waning Crescent
10.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:34 AM
5:46 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.1%
- Age
- 26.7 days
- Distance
- 363,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3010
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 363,100 km.
Exact values
For May 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 323.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.4° / 202.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 53m / 6.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 28.80° / -4.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.88° / 6.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -143.59° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.