The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 26, 1980
Waning Gibbous
99.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:49 PM
7:17 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 15.9 days
- Distance
- 361,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 713
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Aug 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 187.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -49.3° / 309.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 51m / -9.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 340.63° / -1.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.90° / 2.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -9.34° / 0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.