The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 26, 2032
Waning Gibbous
96.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:30 PM
7:36 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.8%
- Age
- 17.1 days
- Distance
- 370,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1353
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 | 200.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.4° / 285.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 44m / -19.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 266.31° / 3.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.30° / -4.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -24.03° / -0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.5° |
| 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.