The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 26, 1966
Waxing Crescent
42.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:14 PM
2:03 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.1%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 369,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 537
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 | 80.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.6° / 64.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 59m / 17.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 145.63° / 5.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.08° / -6.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 98.18° / 0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.