The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 26, 2193
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:35 AM
8:13 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 389,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3347
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. From Columbus, 56% of the Sun is covered at 4:22 PM.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.9° / 139.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 17m / 11.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 152.11° / 0.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.47° / -0.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -173.01° / 0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 123.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.