The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 26, 2039
Waxing Crescent
11.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:42 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.3%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 402,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1440
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 | 39.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.7° / 85.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 03m / 24.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 104.38° / 2.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.88° / -2.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 136.30° / -0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.