The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 26, 2026
Waxing Gibbous
97.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:36 PM
5:08 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.7%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 395,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1282
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 | 162.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -66.8° / 343.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 15m / -17.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 315.85° / -1.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.84° / 1.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 13.83° / -0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.7° |
| 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.