The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 26, 2027
Waning Crescent
33.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:34 AM
4:35 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.0%
- Age
- 24.2 days
- Distance
- 370,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1294
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 | 290.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.0° / 268.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 30m / 27.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.30° / 3.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.17° / -4.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -115.61° / -0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.0° |
| 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.