The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 26, 1982
Waxing Crescent
17.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:33 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.0%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 364,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 735
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 | 48.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.5° / 81.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 43m / 22.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 113.68° / 0.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.01° / -0.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 135.50° / -0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.