The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 26, 1927
Waning Crescent
0.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:58 AM
8:23 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 28.9 days
- Distance
- 396,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 57
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 3.9° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 352.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.8° / 139.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 57m / 17.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 145.39° / 4.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.63° / -5.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -168.62° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 141.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.