The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 26, 2033
Waxing Crescent
2.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:32 AM
8:57 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.9%
- Age
- 1.8 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1369
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 | 19.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.5° / 125.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 33m / 1.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 173.28° / -1.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.40° / 2.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 162.10° / -1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 298.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.