The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 26, 1952
Waxing Crescent
31.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:54 PM
10:42 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.2%
- Age
- 6.0 days
- Distance
- 389,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 367
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 | 67.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.4° / 108.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 28m / -20.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 221.02° / -5.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.04° / 7.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 105.29° / -0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.