The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 26, 2169
Waxing Crescent
22.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:33 AM
10:55 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.2%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 371,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3051
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 | 56.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.2° / 104.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 57m / -7.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 209.91° / 4.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.13° / -4.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 130.96° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.