The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 26, 2115
First Quarter
45.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:13 PM
11:57 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.4%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 396,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2383
Events on this date
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Venus and Mars close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.6° / 97.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 40m / -20.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 237.54° / -0.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.78° / 1.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 101.29° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.