The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 26, 2141
Waning Crescent
30.6% 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
1:05 AM
4:31 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.6%
- Age
- 24.4 days
- Distance
- 367,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2704
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 | 293.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.6° / 260.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 45m / 23.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 86.64° / -0.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.70° / 0.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -114.01° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.