The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 26, 1949
Waxing Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:01 AM
9:57 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 369,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 329
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jul 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 11.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.2° / 109.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 14m / 20.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 134.63° / 4.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.87° / -5.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.17° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.