The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 26, 2013
Waning Gibbous
66.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:22 PM
12:54 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 66.8%
- Age
- 19.8 days
- Distance
- 393,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1121
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Aug 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 250.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 70.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 66.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.0° / 282.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 47m / 15.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 44.10° / -0.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.22° / 0.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -64.29° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.