The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 26, 2106
Waning Crescent
44.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:58 AM
1:55 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.7%
- Age
- 22.9 days
- Distance
- 391,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2268
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 | 276.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.8° / 247.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 44m / -2.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 341.41° / 4.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.85° / -5.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -103.26° / -0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.