The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 26, 1911
Waning Crescent
3.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:54 AM
6:12 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.6%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 361,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- -144
Events on this date
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Mercury, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 3.7° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 338.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.9° / 213.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 39m / 15.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 42.37° / 0.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.48° / 0.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -162.17° / 0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.