The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 26, 2166
Waxing Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:42 AM
8:55 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 399,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3014
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 | 11.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.7° / 126.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 07m / 7.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 164.75° / 1.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.84° / -2.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.12° / 0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.