The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 26, 1905
Waning Crescent
29.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:55 AM
2:56 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.9%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 398,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -216
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 293.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.4° / 261.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 43m / 14.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 56.92° / -5.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.58° / 7.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -117.64° / -0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.