The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 26, 1953
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:06 PM
6:22 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 15.6 days
- Distance
- 365,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 378
Events on this date
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Total lunar eclipse
The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red. It starts at 6:32 AM, is deepest at 8:20 AM and ends at 10:08 AM. Totality lasts from 7:29 AM to 9:11 AM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Jul 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 182.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -59.0° / 305.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 31m / -18.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 305.42° / 0.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.83° / 0.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -5.47° / 0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.