The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 26, 2149
Waning Crescent
43.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:27 AM
3:07 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.3%
- Age
- 23.0 days
- Distance
- 370,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2803
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 | 277.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.7° / 267.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 42m / 18.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.50° / -3.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.67° / 4.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -95.37° / 1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.