The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 26, 1959
Last Quarter
47.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:19 AM
2:40 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.0%
- Age
- 22.1 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 453
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 273.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.3° / 268.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 21m / 16.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 66.27° / -4.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.28° / 6.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -93.94° / -0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.