The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 26, 1941
Waxing Crescent
6.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:52 AM
10:14 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.3%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 379,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 230
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 28.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.3° / 108.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 14m / 8.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 152.22° / -1.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.65° / 2.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 146.51° / -1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.