The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 26, 1993
Waxing Crescent
27.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:01 AM
12:22 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.1%
- Age
- 5.1 days
- Distance
- 375,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 871
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 | 62.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.6° / 80.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 37m / 14.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 128.01° / -4.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.45° / 6.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 113.03° / 0.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.