The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 26, 2171
Waning Crescent
22.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:39 AM
5:36 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.7%
- Age
- 24.8 days
- Distance
- 394,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3075
Events on this date
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Aug 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 303.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.5° / 256.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 30m / 27.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.64° / 3.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.38° / -4.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -128.04° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.