The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 26, 2100
Waning Gibbous
62.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:08 PM
1:39 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 62.2%
- Age
- 20.7 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2197
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 | 256.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 75.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 62.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.1° / 285.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 03m / 22.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 49.56° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.51° / -6.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -77.51° / 0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.