The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 26, 2072
Waxing Gibbous
96.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:07 PM
4:59 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.4%
- Age
- 12.6 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1851
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 | 158.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -64.9° / 356.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 57m / -14.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.55° / 2.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.12° / -2.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 24.87° / -0.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.