The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 26, 2022
Waning Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:54 AM
8:21 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 28.9 days
- Distance
- 399,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1232
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 | 352.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.4° / 140.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 59m / 17.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 145.68° / 4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.80° / -6.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -175.40° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 142.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.