The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 26, 2183
Waxing Crescent
25.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:49 AM
12:15 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.3%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 397,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3221
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 | 60.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.9° / 81.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 28m / 14.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 125.67° / -4.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.07° / 5.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 123.83° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.