The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 26, 1970
Waning Crescent
23.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:31 AM
5:33 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.2%
- Age
- 24.4 days
- Distance
- 399,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 589
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 | 302.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.2° / 258.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 25m / 27.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 95.63° / 4.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.78° / -5.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -116.41° / -0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.