The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 25, 1926
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:37 PM
6:38 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 15.7 days
- Distance
- 360,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 44
Events on this date
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 11:41 PM, is deepest at 12:59 AM and ends at 2:18 AM. Visible from Columbus from start to finish.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Jul 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 186.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.8° / 297.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 45m / -20.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 308.22° / -1.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.35° / 2.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -8.08° / 0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.