The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 26, 1992
Waning Crescent
3.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:02 AM
7:05 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.3%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 358,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 861
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 339.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.0° / 175.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 58m / 13.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 133.00° / -3.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.98° / 5.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -161.37° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.