The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 26, 2090
Waxing Crescent
2.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:21 AM
9:06 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.5%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 358,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2074
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 | 18.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.3° / 124.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 32m / 3.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 172.26° / 0.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.98° / 0.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 162.91° / -0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.