The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 26, 2038
Waning Crescent
42.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:50 AM
1:53 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.3%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 400,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1427
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 | 279.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.5° / 237.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 10m / -10.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 344.54° / -4.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.19° / 6.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -93.83° / -0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.