The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 26, 2065
Waning Crescent
25.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:27 AM
5:07 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.5%
- Age
- 24.4 days
- Distance
- 397,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1764
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 299.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.2° / 257.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 15m / 25.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 93.43° / 2.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.28° / -2.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -123.22° / -0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.