The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 26, 2020
Waxing Crescent
15.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:17 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.4%
- Age
- 3.9 days
- Distance
- 384,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1205
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 | 46.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.2° / 81.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 37m / 23.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.00° / 2.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.16° / -2.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 127.88° / -0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.