The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 26, 2178
Waxing Gibbous
97.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:11 PM
5:19 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.5%
- Age
- 13.0 days
- Distance
- 405,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3162
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 | 161.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -62.7° / 349.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 08m / -12.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 315.60° / 3.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.77° / -4.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 20.04° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.