The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 26, 2179
Waning Gibbous
66.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:49 AM
11:41 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 66.8%
- Age
- 19.8 days
- Distance
- 395,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3171
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 | 250.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 70.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 66.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.4° / 257.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 08m / -11.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 315.85° / 4.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.14° / -5.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -65.21° / 0.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.