The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 26, 1977
Waxing Gibbous
93.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:39 PM
4:26 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.9%
- Age
- 11.8 days
- Distance
- 370,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 676
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 | 151.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 28.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -64.1° / 12.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 24m / -14.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 304.95° / 4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.39° / -5.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 31.67° / -1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.