The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 26, 2030
Waning Crescent
5.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:31 AM
6:40 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.9%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 392,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1331
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 | 332.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.2° / 190.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 29m / 14.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 125.79° / -4.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.53° / 5.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -156.73° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.