The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 26, 2073
Waning Crescent
42.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:39 AM
3:06 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.4%
- Age
- 23.0 days
- Distance
- 395,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1863
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 | 278.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.0° / 265.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 49m / 17.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.99° / -4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.38° / 6.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -104.56° / 0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.