The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 26, 2106
Waning Crescent
7.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:08 AM
6:24 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.8%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 362,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2271
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 362,900 km.
Exact values
For Aug 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 327.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.3° / 201.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 09m / 15.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 121.03° / -4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.27° / 6.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.50° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.