The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 26, 2057
Waning Crescent
11.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:11 AM
6:30 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.8%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 401,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1665
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 | 319.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.0° / 224.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 44m / 23.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 113.86° / 1.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.23° / -2.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -141.88° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.