The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 26, 1928
Waxing Gibbous
69.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:04 PM
1:34 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 69.2%
- Age
- 9.5 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 69
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,400 km.
Exact values
For Jul 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 112.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 67.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 69.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.2° / 76.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 35m / -18.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 235.78° / 1.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.24° / -1.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 68.08° / 1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.