The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 26, 2131
Waxing Crescent
13.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:25 AM
10:26 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.9%
- Age
- 3.8 days
- Distance
- 402,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2581
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 | 43.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.4° / 107.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 08m / -1.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 196.47° / 5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.94° / -6.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 138.58° / 1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.