The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 26, 1953
Waxing Gibbous
95.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:12 PM
4:22 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.4%
- Age
- 13.5 days
- Distance
- 393,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 376
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 | 155.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 24.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -69.7° / 11.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 26m / -19.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 220.68° / -5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.25° / 6.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 19.94° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.