The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 26, 1987
Waning Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:11 AM
8:20 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 396,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 796
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 | 348.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 70.0° / 152.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 22m / 22.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 53.84° / 3.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.23° / -4.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.68° / 1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.