The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 26, 2193
Waning Crescent
21.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:19 AM
4:21 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.7%
- Age
- 25.3 days
- Distance
- 365,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3344
Events on this date
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Mercury and Uranus close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 304.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.5° / 230.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 36m / 6.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 10.62° / 2.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.92° / -2.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -128.74° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.