The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 26, 2084
Waning Crescent
18.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:17 AM
5:38 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.9%
- Age
- 25.0 days
- Distance
- 405,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1999
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,200 km.
Exact values
For Aug 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 308.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.2° / 244.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 56m / 23.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 102.91° / 0.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.09° / -0.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -127.02° / -1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.