The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 26, 1963
Waxing Crescent
44.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
1:51 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.2%
- Age
- 7.4 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 503
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 | 83.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.2° / 93.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 38m / -15.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 235.92° / 4.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.72° / -5.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.05° / 1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.