The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 26, 1926
Waxing Gibbous
99.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:03 PM
5:49 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.1%
- Age
- 14.7 days
- Distance
- 381,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 42
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 169.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -62.9° / 333.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 32m / -14.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 234.25° / 4.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.20° / -4.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 5.15° / -1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 303.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.