The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 26, 2160
Waning Crescent
31.8% 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
1:02 AM
4:21 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.8%
- Age
- 24.3 days
- Distance
- 372,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2939
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 | 291.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.0° / 261.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 40m / 22.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.46° / -0.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.10° / 1.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -117.82° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.