The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 26, 2071
Waxing Crescent
2.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:22 AM
9:02 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.5%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 365,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1839
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 | 18.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.2° / 125.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 29m / 2.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 171.76° / -0.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.68° / 1.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 166.71° / -0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 296.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.