The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 26, 2173
Waxing Gibbous
99.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:35 PM
5:12 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.2%
- Age
- 14.7 days
- Distance
- 368,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3097
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 | 170.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -70.4° / 327.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 33m / -22.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 236.35° / -3.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.12° / 4.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 4.53° / 1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.