The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 26, 1938
Waxing Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:17 AM
8:39 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 368,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 194
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 | 16.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.2° / 130.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 13m / 0.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 169.06° / -4.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.00° / 6.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.91° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 308.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.