The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 26, 2140
Waxing Gibbous
96.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:10 PM
4:58 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.6%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 379,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2692
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 | 158.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -64.9° / 354.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 58m / -14.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.83° / 2.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.75° / -2.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 15.42° / -1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.