The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 26, 1903
Waxing Crescent
7.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:00 AM
9:15 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.2%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 361,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -240
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jul 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 30.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.7° / 122.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 17m / 7.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 153.38° / -2.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.29° / 4.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 153.61° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 296.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.