The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 26, 2049
Waning Crescent
23.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:00 AM
4:11 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.5%
- Age
- 24.7 days
- Distance
- 382,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1563
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 | 302.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.6° / 234.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 22m / 7.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 8.09° / 4.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.29° / -5.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -116.28° / 0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.