The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 26, 1908
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:21 AM
7:31 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 406,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -178
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,600 km.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Mars, and Moon gathered
All within 5.0° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 7.6° of each other in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Aug 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 357.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.2° / 163.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 16m / 15.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 150.31° / 4.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.11° / -5.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -177.55° / 1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 168.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.