The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 26, 2046
Waning Crescent
31.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:49 AM
4:42 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.1%
- Age
- 24.2 days
- Distance
- 383,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1529
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 | 292.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.7° / 265.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 42m / 26.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.96° / 3.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.64° / -3.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -119.40° / -0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.