The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 26, 2117
Waning Crescent
1.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:18 AM
8:00 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.6%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 364,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2407
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 345.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.3° / 152.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 32m / 18.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 139.34° / 3.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.79° / -4.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -169.98° / 0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 123.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.