The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 26, 2121
Waxing Gibbous
95.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:07 PM
4:38 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.7%
- Age
- 13.4 days
- Distance
- 362,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2457
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 | 156.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -66.7° / 0.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 47m / -16.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 309.66° / 1.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.64° / -1.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 19.24° / -0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.