The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 26, 2049
Waning Crescent
3.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:14 AM
7:00 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.2%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 405,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1566
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 | 340.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.7° / 174.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 00m / 12.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 133.95° / -4.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.41° / 6.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -160.54° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.