The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 26, 1997
Waning Crescent
33.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:17 AM
3:51 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.9%
- Age
- 23.3 days
- Distance
- 389,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 923
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 | 289.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.3° / 257.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 28m / 17.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.46° / -5.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.74° / 7.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -101.57° / -0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.