The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 26, 2066
Waxing Crescent
31.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:56 PM
10:52 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.7%
- Age
- 5.6 days
- Distance
- 376,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1777
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 | 68.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.8° / 107.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 33m / -19.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 222.09° / -4.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.65° / 5.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 106.91° / -1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.