The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 26, 2191
Waxing Crescent
11.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:31 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.6%
- Age
- 3.4 days
- Distance
- 401,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3320
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 39.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.6° / 81.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 08m / 27.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 104.99° / 5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.72° / -6.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 142.49° / 1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.