The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 26, 2045
Waxing Gibbous
99.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:49 PM
5:53 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.2%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 406,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1517
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,100 km.
Exact values
For Aug 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 169.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -61.1° / 331.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 44m / -13.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 323.82° / 0.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.20° / 0.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 10.05° / -0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.