The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 26, 2177
Waxing Crescent
10.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:07 AM
9:21 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.1%
- Age
- 2.7 days
- Distance
- 374,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3150
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 | 36.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.4° / 120.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 31m / -8.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 190.66° / -5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.27° / 6.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 149.62° / -1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 300.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.