The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 26, 1930
Waning Crescent
3.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:56 AM
7:25 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.1%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 377,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 91
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For May 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 339.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.8° / 177.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 46m / 17.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 44.38° / 1.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.92° / -1.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.49° / 0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.