The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 26, 1906
Waxing Crescent
10.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:48 AM
10:40 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.2%
- Age
- 3.4 days
- Distance
- 401,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -205
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 37.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.8° / 102.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 49m / 20.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 101.58° / -2.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.23° / 3.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 137.98° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.