The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 26, 2152
Waning Crescent
18.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:08 AM
6:03 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.2%
- Age
- 25.7 days
- Distance
- 372,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2840
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 309.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.5° / 247.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 01m / 26.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 103.67° / 3.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.25° / -4.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -136.47° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.9° |
| 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.