The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 26, 2091
Waxing Gibbous
94.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:51 PM
4:25 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.2%
- Age
- 11.7 days
- Distance
- 386,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2086
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 | 152.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 27.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -66.4° / 10.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 31m / -16.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 305.89° / 2.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.54° / -2.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 33.27° / 0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.