The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 26, 2168
Last Quarter
45.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:16 AM
2:54 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.8%
- Age
- 23.0 days
- Distance
- 372,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3038
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 274.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.3° / 269.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 31m / 18.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 68.99° / -3.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.07° / 4.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -99.18° / 1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.