The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 26, 1955
First Quarter
50.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:17 PM
12:01 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.1%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 398,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 403
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jul 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.9° / 91.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 57m / -16.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 212.89° / -4.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.17° / 5.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.13° / -0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.