The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 26, 2044
Waxing Crescent
15.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:58 AM
9:52 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.9%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 383,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1505
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 | 46.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.9° / 114.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 12m / -11.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 200.89° / -3.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.31° / 4.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 139.60° / 0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 295.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.