The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 26, 1974
Waxing Crescent
29.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:13 AM
12:31 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.1%
- Age
- 4.8 days
- Distance
- 367,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 636
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 | 65.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.5° / 79.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 46m / 13.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 130.12° / -4.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.89° / 5.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 116.85° / 0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.