The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 26, 1942
Waning Gibbous
99.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:42 PM
7:17 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 14.6 days
- Distance
- 371,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 243
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 | 186.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -49.0° / 311.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 45m / -8.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 339.49° / -0.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.40° / 0.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -1.73° / -0.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.