The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 26, 2174
Waning Crescent
20.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:28 AM
4:31 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.1%
- Age
- 25.3 days
- Distance
- 370,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3109
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 | 306.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.1° / 227.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 43m / 6.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 12.49° / 1.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.19° / -1.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -124.93° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.