The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 26, 1991
Waning Gibbous
98.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:33 PM
8:09 AM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.2%
- Age
- 16.6 days
- Distance
- 393,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 849
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 | 194.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.5° / 311.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 08m / -0.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 347.78° / 4.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.40° / -5.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -19.56° / -1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 51.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.