The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 26, 2196
Waxing Crescent
11.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:16 AM
9:26 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.1%
- Age
- 2.7 days
- Distance
- 362,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3385
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 | 38.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.7° / 119.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 39m / -9.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 192.78° / -5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.27° / 7.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 145.82° / -1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 299.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.