The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 26, 2076
Waning Crescent
7.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:52 AM
7:04 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.5%
- Age
- 26.7 days
- Distance
- 405,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1900
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 | 328.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 71.4° / 201.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 23m / 22.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 122.69° / 3.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.52° / -3.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -145.70° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.