The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 26, 2077
Waxing Crescent
22.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:03 AM
12:40 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.2%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 394,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1910
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 | 56.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.9° / 75.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 22m / 23.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 122.12° / 4.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.59° / -5.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 128.67° / -0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.