The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 26, 1959
Waning Gibbous
77.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:00 AM
10:32 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.2%
- Age
- 18.8 days
- Distance
- 373,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 450
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 | 236.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 77.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.8° / 263.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 11m / -15.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 301.66° / 4.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.29° / -5.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -49.81° / -1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.