The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 26, 2176
Waning Gibbous
59.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:24 PM
1:59 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 59.3%
- Age
- 21.7 days
- Distance
- 370,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3137
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 | 259.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 79.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 59.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.3° / 284.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 19m / 23.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 53.53° / 5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.15° / -6.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -80.56° / -0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.