The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 26, 1933
Waxing Crescent
15.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:22 AM
10:51 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.4%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 387,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 131
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 46.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.1° / 102.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 18m / 2.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 169.31° / -1.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.16° / 2.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 127.83° / 0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 295.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.