The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 26, 2145
Waxing Gibbous
63.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:37 PM
12:56 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 63.1%
- Age
- 8.2 days
- Distance
- 369,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2754
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,400 km.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 105.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 74.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 63.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.4° / 80.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 13m / -18.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 258.81° / 4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.94° / -5.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 75.07° / -0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.