The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 26, 2086
Waning Gibbous
94.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:05 PM
9:14 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.3%
- Age
- 17.2 days
- Distance
- 360,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2024
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 | 207.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 27.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.3° / 304.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 57m / 4.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 1.30° / 4.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.26° / -5.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -26.31° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 58.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.