The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 26, 1949
Waning Crescent
1.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:07 AM
7:57 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.7%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 397,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 326
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 345.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 69.0° / 162.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 09m / 19.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 50.44° / 2.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.01° / -2.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -169.31° / 1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.