The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 26, 2081
Waning Gibbous
59.5% 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
11:20 PM
1:57 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 59.5%
- Age
- 21.6 days
- Distance
- 393,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1962
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 | 259.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 79.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 59.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.1° / 284.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 18m / 23.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 53.30° / 4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.77° / -6.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -85.92° / 0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.