The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 26, 2003
Waning Crescent
17.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:05 AM
4:41 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.4%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 994
Events on this date
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 310.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.1° / 217.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 04m / 2.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 15.94° / -3.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.10° / 5.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -127.34° / 0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.