The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 26, 2138
Waning Gibbous
58.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:26 PM
2:07 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 58.0%
- Age
- 20.8 days
- Distance
- 383,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2667
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 | 260.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 80.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 58.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.7° / 283.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 22m / 23.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 54.26° / 5.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.01° / -6.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -72.92° / -0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.