The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 26, 2151
Waxing Gibbous
85.8% 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
5:08 PM
4:17 AM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.8%
- Age
- 10.3 days
- Distance
- 382,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2825
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 | 135.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 44.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -50.3° / 31.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 24m / -4.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 201.00° / 4.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.75° / -5.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 49.37° / -0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 295.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.