The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 26, 2169
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:14 AM
9:04 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 0.0 days
- Distance
- 373,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3048
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For May 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 0.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 178.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.1° / 129.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 18m / 19.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.93° / -1.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.35° / 2.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.26° / -0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 342.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.