The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 26, 1958
First Quarter
55.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:54 PM
1:58 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.5%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 371,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 438
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For May 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 96.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 83.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.6° / 66.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 44m / 3.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 161.08° / -3.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.18° / 5.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 79.54° / -0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.