The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 26, 2172
Waxing Crescent
13.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:44 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.0%
- Age
- 3.8 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3085
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 | 41.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.3° / 80.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 21m / 27.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 108.01° / 5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.23° / -6.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 134.08° / 0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.