The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 26, 1963
Waxing Crescent
16.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:30 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.2%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 374,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 500
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 | 47.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.4° / 82.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 35m / 21.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.07° / 0.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.58° / 0.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 139.30° / -1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.