The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 26, 2163
Waning Crescent
9.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:54 AM
6:09 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.8%
- Age
- 26.4 days
- Distance
- 399,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2976
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 | 323.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.6° / 209.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 53m / 15.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 117.24° / -5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.94° / 7.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -146.69° / -1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.