The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 26, 2058
First Quarter
45.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:09 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.5%
- Age
- 7.4 days
- Distance
- 380,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1678
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 | 84.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.1° / 96.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 46m / -18.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 238.43° / 1.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.01° / -1.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.27° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.4° |
| 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.