The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 26, 2098
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:37 AM
8:33 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.0 days
- Distance
- 358,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2173
Events on this date
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Jupiter, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 6.6° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Jupiter, Mars, and Moon gathered
All within 3.5° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 0.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.9° / 133.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 29m / 13.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 154.09° / 3.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.20° / -4.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.42° / 1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 211.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.