The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 26, 1971
Waxing Crescent
5.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:38 AM
11:32 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.9%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 379,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 599
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 | 27.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.5° / 90.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 12m / 26.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 92.58° / 3.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.54° / -4.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 157.98° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.