The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 26, 1954
Waning Crescent
12.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:44 AM
6:26 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.7%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 372,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 390
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
20° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Jul 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 318.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.2° / 235.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 22m / 25.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.45° / 2.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.00° / -2.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -135.01° / -0.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.