The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 26, 2155
Waning Crescent
2.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:14 AM
7:49 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.0%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2877
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 | 344.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.9° / 157.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 23m / 18.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 137.30° / 3.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.10° / -3.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.38° / 0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 117.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.