The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 26, 2068
Waning Crescent
1.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:54 AM
7:20 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 402,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1801
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 | 347.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.7° / 160.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 31m / 9.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 142.06° / -4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.66° / 6.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.36° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.