The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 26, 2176
Waning Gibbous
92.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:46 PM
8:04 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.2%
- Age
- 17.6 days
- Distance
- 402,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3134
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 | 212.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -40.9° / 268.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 38m / -25.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 278.57° / -2.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.60° / 4.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -36.41° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.