The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 26, 1932
Waning Crescent
28.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:59 AM
5:10 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.0%
- Age
- 24.3 days
- Distance
- 395,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 119
Events on this date
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Jupiter behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Aug 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 296.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.2° / 265.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 58m / 28.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 89.57° / 5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.21° / -6.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -121.01° / 0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.