The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 26, 2036
Waxing Crescent
30.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:24 PM
11:31 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.3%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 380,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1406
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 | 66.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.7° / 99.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 39m / -9.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 220.52° / 5.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.48° / -6.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 120.94° / 0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.