The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 26, 1985
Waxing Crescent
40.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:05 PM
1:59 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.6%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 379,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 772
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 | 78.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 100.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.1° / 65.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 54m / 18.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 144.29° / 5.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.63° / -6.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.36° / 0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.