The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 26, 2133
Waning Crescent
18.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:06 AM
5:59 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.6%
- Age
- 25.7 days
- Distance
- 364,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2605
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 | 309.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.6° / 247.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 57m / 26.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 102.70° / 3.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.02° / -4.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -132.65° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.