The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 26, 1927
Waning Crescent
4.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:07 AM
7:36 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.8%
- Age
- 27.4 days
- Distance
- 381,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 56
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jul 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 334.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 73.8° / 187.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 33m / 24.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 97.53° / 0.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.91° / -0.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -149.87° / 0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.