The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 26, 2199
Waxing Crescent
2.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:32 AM
10:23 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.9%
- Age
- 1.8 days
- Distance
- 405,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3419
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 19.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.7° / 105.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 38m / 20.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 84.89° / -3.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.91° / 4.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.18° / -0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.