The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 26, 2183
First Quarter
52.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:38 PM
12:17 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.8%
- Age
- 8.4 days
- Distance
- 390,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 3224
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 | 93.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.8° / 87.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 22m / -16.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 246.54° / 5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.47° / -6.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 79.64° / -0.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.