The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 26, 2198
Waning Crescent
31.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:12 AM
4:14 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.9%
- Age
- 23.6 days
- Distance
- 402,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3409
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 291.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.3° / 259.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 40m / 21.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.25° / -1.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.53° / 2.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -113.19° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.