The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 26, 2184
Waning Gibbous
98.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:54 PM
7:15 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.5%
- Age
- 16.3 days
- Distance
- 397,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3233
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 | 193.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -51.6° / 293.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 16m / -18.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 259.61° / 4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.82° / -6.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -17.84° / -1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.