The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 26, 2120
Waxing Crescent
5.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:12 AM
9:01 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.4%
- Age
- 2.4 days
- Distance
- 400,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2445
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 5.4° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 5.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 26.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.2° / 124.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 55m / -3.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 180.31° / -3.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.85° / 5.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 148.84° / -0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 301.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.