The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 26, 2142
Waxing Crescent
34.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:06 PM
11:14 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.2%
- Age
- 5.4 days
- Distance
- 384,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2717
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 | 71.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.8° / 104.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 47m / -18.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.81° / -1.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.60° / 2.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 116.12° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.