The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 26, 1946
Waning Crescent
24.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:47 AM
3:52 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.0%
- Age
- 25.1 days
- Distance
- 370,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 289
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 | 301.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.6° / 223.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 32m / -2.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 6.40° / -5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.25° / 7.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -128.14° / -0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.