The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 26, 1936
First Quarter
51.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:27 PM
12:04 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.5%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 168
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jul 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.6° / 91.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 05m / -17.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 215.00° / -4.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.73° / 5.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 86.71° / -0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.