The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 26, 1919
Waxing Crescent
1.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:58 AM
8:27 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 388,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -41
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 | 12.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.5° / 133.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 56m / 1.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 164.71° / -4.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.74° / 6.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.71° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 314.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.