The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 26, 2028
First Quarter
45.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:28 PM
11:47 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.8%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 378,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1307
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.4° / 101.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 43m / -23.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 238.96° / -4.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.37° / 5.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 102.30° / -1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.