The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 26, 1937
Waning Gibbous
98.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:13 PM
6:59 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.4%
- Age
- 16.1 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 178
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 | 194.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.9° / 286.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 15m / -22.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 259.63° / 0.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.00° / -0.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -17.23° / 0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.