The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 26, 1943
Waning Crescent
14.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:01 AM
5:49 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.9%
- Age
- 25.5 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 255
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 | 314.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.6° / 230.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 14m / 19.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 107.31° / -2.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.25° / 3.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -131.27° / 0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.