The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 26, 1960
Waxing Crescent
7.7% 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
9:08 AM
10:25 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.7%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 397,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 465
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jul 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 32.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.5° / 106.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 29m / 8.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 155.85° / -0.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.26° / 1.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 142.68° / -1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.