The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 26, 2187
Waning Gibbous
82.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:04 AM
9:38 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 82.3%
- Age
- 18.2 days
- Distance
- 399,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3270
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 | 229.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 49.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 82.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.8° / 260.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 50m / -22.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 295.29° / -1.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.28° / 2.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -46.59° / -0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.