The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 26, 1981
Waning Crescent
10.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:33 AM
6:31 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.0%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 375,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 725
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 323.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.0° / 214.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 54m / 20.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 116.47° / -0.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.09° / 0.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -138.90° / 0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.