The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 26, 2017
Waxing Crescent
1.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:09 AM
9:52 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 357,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1168
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 | 12.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.7° / 114.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 08m / 18.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 77.70° / -4.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.64° / 6.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 169.02° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.