The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 26, 2083
Waxing Gibbous
99.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:45 PM
5:53 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.2%
- Age
- 13.1 days
- Distance
- 377,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1987
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 | 170.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -60.2° / 333.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 42m / -12.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 323.66° / 1.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.36° / -1.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 14.66° / -0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.