The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 26, 2103
Waning Crescent
30.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:04 AM
4:38 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.1%
- Age
- 23.7 days
- Distance
- 392,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2234
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 293.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.9° / 262.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 45m / 24.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 86.49° / 1.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.65° / -1.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -106.38° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.