The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 26, 2158
Waxing Crescent
7.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:36 AM
9:08 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.3%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 393,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2915
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 | 31.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.8° / 122.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 09m / -6.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 184.57° / -4.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.26° / 6.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 153.43° / -0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 301.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.