The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 26, 2111
Last Quarter
46.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:24 AM
2:46 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.0%
- Age
- 21.9 days
- Distance
- 395,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2333
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 274.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.3° / 267.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 26m / 17.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 67.61° / -4.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.18° / 6.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -87.75° / 0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.