The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 26, 2085
Waxing Crescent
33.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:03 PM
10:58 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.0%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 392,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2012
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 69.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.2° / 106.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 42m / -19.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.10° / -3.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.87° / 5.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 103.10° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.