The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 26, 2043
Waning Gibbous
60.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:23 PM
1:49 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 60.2%
- Age
- 21.6 days
- Distance
- 369,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1492
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,600 km.
Exact values
For Aug 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 258.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 78.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 60.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.8° / 283.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 12m / 22.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 51.65° / 4.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.09° / -4.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -78.32° / 0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.