The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 26, 2105
Waning Gibbous
98.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:31 PM
8:04 AM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.4%
- Age
- 16.6 days
- Distance
- 376,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2259
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 | 193.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -40.1° / 312.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 05m / -0.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 347.06° / 4.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.84° / -5.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -17.93° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 48.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.