The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 26, 2129
Waxing Gibbous
87.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:06 PM
3:11 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.2%
- Age
- 11.6 days
- Distance
- 362,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2556
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 | 138.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 41.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -63.9° / 44.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 32m / -19.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 291.54° / 2.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.83° / -2.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 37.83° / 0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.