The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 26, 2167
Waxing Gibbous
84.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:52 PM
2:51 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 84.5%
- Age
- 11.7 days
- Distance
- 396,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3026
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 | 133.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 46.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 84.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -62.5° / 53.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 13m / -20.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 286.97° / 1.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.59° / -1.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 42.40° / 0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.