The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Waxing Gibbous
97.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:57 PM
4:48 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.9%
- Age
- 12.6 days
- Distance
- 380,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1081
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 | 163.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -71.3° / 347.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 02m / -21.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 229.23° / -4.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.85° / 5.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 20.78° / 0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.