The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 26, 2094
Waning Gibbous
99.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:06 PM
7:22 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.2%
- Age
- 15.5 days
- Distance
- 357,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2123
Events on this date
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Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Aug 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 189.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -48.8° / 304.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 05m / -10.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 343.03° / -4.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.67° / 6.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -7.73° / 1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.