The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 26, 2145
Waxing Crescent
21.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:23 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.1%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 397,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2751
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 | 54.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.7° / 84.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 05m / 15.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 120.11° / -4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.33° / 6.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 119.24° / -1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.8° |
| 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.