The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 26, 1905
Waning Crescent
17.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:40 AM
4:24 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.9%
- Age
- 25.5 days
- Distance
- 383,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -215
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 310.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.3° / 252.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 54m / 18.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 102.90° / -3.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.72° / 5.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -136.37° / 0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.