The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 26, 1947
Waxing Crescent
44.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:27 PM
2:11 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.2%
- Age
- 6.1 days
- Distance
- 373,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 302
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 | 83.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.9° / 63.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 07m / 17.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 147.78° / 5.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.25° / -6.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 102.00° / 0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.