The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 26, 2147
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:05 AM
8:31 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 406,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2779
Events on this date
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. Not visible from Columbus.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
-
Venus and Mars close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.7° / 134.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 35m / 9.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 156.74° / 0.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.05° / -0.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.93° / 0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.