The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 26, 1931
Waxing Gibbous
97.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:55 PM
5:07 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.9%
- Age
- 12.8 days
- Distance
- 399,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 107
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 | 163.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -68.6° / 336.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 19m / -19.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 316.12° / -3.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.25° / 5.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 20.66° / 0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 238.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.