The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 26, 1934
Waning Gibbous
95.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:03 PM
9:03 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.0%
- Age
- 16.3 days
- Distance
- 365,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 144
Events on this date
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Mercury 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 | 205.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.5° / 304.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 48m / 2.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 358.35° / 3.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.42° / -4.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -20.33° / -0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 59.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.