The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 26, 2194
First Quarter
46.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:55 PM
1:51 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.5%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 381,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3357
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For May 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.9° / 67.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 14m / 10.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 151.60° / -0.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.17° / 1.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 101.39° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.