The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 26, 1984
Waning Crescent
16.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:10 AM
4:52 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.0%
- Age
- 25.5 days
- Distance
- 400,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 759
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 | 313.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.8° / 215.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 15m / 3.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 18.69° / -3.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.12° / 5.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -135.76° / -0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.