The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 26, 1924
Waning Crescent
23.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:26 AM
4:43 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.1%
- Age
- 24.4 days
- Distance
- 405,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 19
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,300 km.
Exact values
For Jul 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 302.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.4° / 243.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 21m / 16.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 66.13° / -5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.25° / 6.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -120.96° / -0.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.