The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 26, 2172
First Quarter
47.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:35 PM
11:56 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.3%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 371,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3088
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 86.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.7° / 99.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 52m / -23.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 240.88° / -3.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.50° / 4.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.88° / 1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.0° |
| 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.