The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 26, 2161
Waxing Crescent
36.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:17 PM
11:27 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.2%
- Age
- 5.3 days
- Distance
- 371,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2952
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 73.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.8° / 102.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 59m / -17.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 227.59° / -0.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.17° / 1.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 112.32° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.