The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 26, 1976
Waxing Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:17 AM
8:42 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 365,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 664
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
27° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 16.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.4° / 129.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 17m / 0.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 169.85° / -3.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.58° / 5.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.30° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 306.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.