The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 26, 2179
Waning Crescent
38.9% 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
12:31 AM
3:40 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.9%
- Age
- 23.4 days
- Distance
- 391,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3174
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 | 282.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.6° / 267.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 01m / 22.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.39° / -0.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.26° / 0.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -109.39° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.