The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 26, 2056
Waning Gibbous
97.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:20 PM
8:07 AM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.7%
- Age
- 15.3 days
- Distance
- 392,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1653
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 | 196.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.7° / 300.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 34m / -7.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 350.99° / -4.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.79° / 6.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -12.32° / 1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.