The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 26, 1978
Waning Crescent
39.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:54 AM
3:23 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.0%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 401,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 688
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 | 282.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.2° / 262.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 02m / 17.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.02° / -5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.39° / 7.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -97.76° / -0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.