The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 26, 1957
Waxing Crescent
2.3% 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
8:20 AM
8:43 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 358,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 429
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 16.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.7° / 129.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 17m / 0.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 170.11° / -4.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.89° / 5.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.09° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 306.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.