The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 26, 1938
Waning Crescent
11.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:53 AM
5:43 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.6%
- Age
- 26.4 days
- Distance
- 372,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 190
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 | 320.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.5° / 215.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 29m / 12.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 25.15° / 2.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.80° / -3.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -146.80° / -0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.