The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 26, 2039
First Quarter
46.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:14 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.7%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 370,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1443
Events on this date
-
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 | 86.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.0° / 94.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 50m / -18.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 239.32° / 1.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.90° / -1.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.07° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.