The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 26, 2162
Waning Gibbous
96.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:55 PM
8:42 AM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.5%
- Age
- 15.8 days
- Distance
- 396,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2964
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 | 201.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.3° / 306.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 35m / 1.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 354.81° / 3.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.49° / -4.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -17.10° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 58.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.