The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 26, 2051
Waning Gibbous
72.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:06 PM
12:12 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.9%
- Age
- 20.0 days
- Distance
- 366,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1591
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 | 242.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.7° / 284.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 17m / 12.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 36.23° / -1.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.03° / 1.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -59.70° / -1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.