The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 26, 1908
Waning Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:43 AM
7:03 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 402,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -179
Events on this date
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Mercury, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 2.7° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 342.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 71.7° / 206.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 09m / 23.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 105.75° / 0.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.54° / -1.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -158.81° / 0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.