The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 26, 2144
Waning Crescent
7.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:18 AM
6:27 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.2%
- Age
- 27.1 days
- Distance
- 376,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2741
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 | 329.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.1° / 197.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 17m / 14.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 123.23° / -5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.86° / 7.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -155.12° / -1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.