The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 26, 2150
Waxing Crescent
19.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:07 AM
10:45 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.0%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 387,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2816
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 | 51.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.7° / 105.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 39m / -5.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 204.92° / 4.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.28° / -5.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 134.77° / 1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.