The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 26, 1941
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:44 AM
9:12 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 228
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For May 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.2° / 124.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 36m / 17.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 69.92° / -4.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.80° / 6.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.03° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 306.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.