The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 26, 1915
Waning Gibbous
96.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:57 PM
7:43 AM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.1%
- Age
- 15.8 days
- Distance
- 384,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- -91
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 202.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.0° / 320.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 36m / 0.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 354.89° / 3.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.82° / -3.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -17.04° / -0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 59.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.