The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 26, 2177
Waning Crescent
2.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:38 AM
7:45 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.8%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 365,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3146
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 | 341.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 71.1° / 175.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 53m / 21.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 47.17° / 4.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.88° / -5.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -166.06° / 1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.