The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 26, 2001
Waxing Crescent
15.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:22 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.8%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 368,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 970
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 | 46.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.4° / 81.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 37m / 23.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.14° / 1.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.76° / -1.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 131.69° / -0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.