The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 26, 1929
Waning Gibbous
63.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:31 PM
1:20 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 63.0%
- Age
- 21.5 days
- Distance
- 376,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 82
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 | 255.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 74.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 63.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.2° / 281.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 02m / 17.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 47.97° / 0.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.89° / 0.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -79.94° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.