The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 26, 2083
Waxing Gibbous
70.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:29 PM
2:45 AM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.4%
- Age
- 9.9 days
- Distance
- 372,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1984
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 | 114.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 65.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.9° / 58.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 53m / -3.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 179.70° / -3.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.45° / 5.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 58.75° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.