The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 26, 2031
Waxing Gibbous
60.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:30 PM
12:27 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 60.1%
- Age
- 8.5 days
- Distance
- 371,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1344
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 101.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 78.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 60.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -37.7° / 86.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 55m / -20.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 254.73° / 1.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.28° / -2.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 73.45° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.