The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 26, 2136
Waning Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:39 AM
8:03 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 384,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2642
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 | 348.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.6° / 148.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 45m / 16.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 142.79° / 3.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.50° / -3.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -173.80° / 0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 124.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.