The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 26, 1903
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:06 AM
7:35 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.1 days
- Distance
- 365,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -243
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For May 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 356.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.1° / 169.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 58m / 16.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 60.94° / -3.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.27° / 5.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.15° / -1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 27.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.