The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 26, 2117
Waning Crescent
21.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:36 AM
4:17 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.3%
- Age
- 24.7 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2404
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 305.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.4° / 226.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 40m / 3.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 10.56° / -0.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.24° / 0.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -125.73° / 1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.