The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 26, 1925
Waxing Crescent
14.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:21 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.3%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 405,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 30
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,400 km.
Exact values
For May 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 44.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.4° / 85.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 22m / 20.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 109.21° / -1.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.10° / 2.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 134.68° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.