The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 26, 1919
Waning Crescent
0.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:49 AM
8:17 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 28.8 days
- Distance
- 372,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -43
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 352.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.7° / 143.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 46m / 17.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.31° / -4.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.35° / 5.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -168.55° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.