The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 26, 2185
Waxing Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:11 AM
9:15 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 381,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3249
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 2.4° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 17.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.8° / 121.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 32m / 6.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 171.10° / 3.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.05° / -3.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.29° / 0.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.