The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 26, 1940
Waning Crescent
45.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:24 AM
2:52 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.0%
- Age
- 22.8 days
- Distance
- 393,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 218
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 | 275.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.5° / 267.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 33m / 17.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 69.19° / -4.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.35° / 6.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -102.36° / -0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.