The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 26, 1914
Waxing Crescent
15.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:19 AM
9:56 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.6%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 370,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -104
Events on this date
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
-
Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 5.4° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 46.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.0° / 112.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 19m / 3.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 169.33° / -1.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.51° / 1.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 131.14° / 0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.