The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 26, 1906
First Quarter
46.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:59 PM
11:32 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.4%
- Age
- 6.6 days
- Distance
- 369,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- -202
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.8° / 100.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 49m / -14.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 238.27° / 5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.56° / -6.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.75° / 0.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.