The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 26, 2157
Waning Gibbous
57.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:33 PM
2:14 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 57.0%
- Age
- 21.4 days
- Distance
- 371,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2902
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 | 262.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 81.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 56.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.8° / 283.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 29m / 24.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 55.86° / 5.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.41° / -6.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -76.73° / -0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.