The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 23, 2026
Waxing Gibbous
81.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:59 PM
2:00 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.4%
- Age
- 10.9 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1282
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 128.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 51.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -63.5° / 70.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 42m / -27.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 279.43° / -4.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.21° / 5.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 50.40° / 0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.