The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 26, 2054
Last Quarter
47.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:21 AM
2:39 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.0%
- Age
- 22.9 days
- Distance
- 381,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1628
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 4.2° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 273.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.1° / 267.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 25m / 16.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 67.28° / -5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.01° / 7.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -100.76° / 0.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.