The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 26, 1934
Full Moon
100.0% 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
9:11 PM
6:20 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 15.0 days
- Distance
- 357,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 143
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,100 km.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Partial lunar eclipse
Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow. It starts at 6:54 AM, is deepest at 8:15 AM and ends at 9:35 AM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
Exact values
For Jul 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 182.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -59.3° / 303.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 31m / -19.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 305.25° / -0.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.20° / 0.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -1.67° / 0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.