The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 26, 2188
Waxing Crescent
22.1% 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
11:33 AM
10:52 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.1%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 365,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3286
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 | 55.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.1° / 104.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 57m / -8.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 210.10° / 3.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.13° / -4.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 127.15° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.