The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 26, 1985
Waxing Gibbous
85.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:27 PM
2:27 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.1%
- Age
- 10.2 days
- Distance
- 379,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 775
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 | 134.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 45.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -67.9° / 60.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 21m / -26.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 287.95° / -4.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.12° / 6.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 50.25° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.