The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 26, 1975
Waning Gibbous
80.2% 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
10:18 PM
11:26 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 80.2%
- Age
- 19.2 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 651
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 232.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 52.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.1° / 291.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 31m / 12.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 25.66° / 2.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.76° / -3.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -56.72° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.