The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 26, 2130
Waning Crescent
42.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:34 AM
3:10 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.4%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 381,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2568
Events on this date
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Uranus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Aug 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 278.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.4° / 266.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 45m / 18.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.23° / -3.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.64° / 5.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -91.55° / 0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.