The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 26, 1965
Waning Crescent
21.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:55 AM
4:12 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.2%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 385,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 524
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 | 305.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.1° / 221.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 46m / -0.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 10.61° / -4.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.13° / 6.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -131.94° / -0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.