The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 26, 1998
Waxing Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:08 AM
9:47 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 367,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 933
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 | 11.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.9° / 115.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 05m / 17.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.87° / -4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.97° / 6.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.83° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.