The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 26, 1909
First Quarter
46.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:41 AM
1:18 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.8%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 401,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -168
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 86.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.7° / 72.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 19m / 15.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 150.89° / 5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.94° / -6.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 96.86° / -0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.