The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 26, 2168
Waning Gibbous
81.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:10 AM
9:50 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.0%
- Age
- 19.0 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3035
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 | 231.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 51.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.7° / 259.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 01m / -21.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 297.90° / -1.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.09° / 1.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -55.00° / -1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.