The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 26, 1938
New Moon
0.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:50 AM
8:17 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 28.8 days
- Distance
- 358,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 192
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,100 km.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Jul 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 352.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.2° / 144.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 48m / 16.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.92° / -4.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.81° / 6.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -172.35° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.