The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 26, 1918
Waning Gibbous
73.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:41 PM
12:16 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.6%
- Age
- 19.8 days
- Distance
- 366,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- -54
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 241.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 61.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.3° / 288.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 04m / 16.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 34.48° / 3.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.39° / -4.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -57.53° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.