The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 26, 2112
Waxing Crescent
15.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:38 AM
10:32 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.4%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2346
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 45.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.1° / 106.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 20m / -2.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 199.44° / 5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.08° / -6.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 130.16° / 1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.