The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 26, 1962
Last Quarter
51.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:07 AM
1:01 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.6%
- Age
- 22.5 days
- Distance
- 370,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 487
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For May 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 268.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.7° / 244.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 23m / -12.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 333.23° / -1.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.63° / 2.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -90.85° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.