The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 26, 2159
Waxing Gibbous
94.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:53 PM
4:34 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.9%
- Age
- 13.0 days
- Distance
- 401,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2927
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 | 153.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 26.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -66.2° / 6.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 36m / -16.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 307.15° / 2.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.37° / -2.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 23.81° / -1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.