The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 26, 1962
Waning Crescent
23.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:20 AM
4:41 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.7%
- Age
- 24.7 days
- Distance
- 379,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 489
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 | 301.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.8° / 244.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 16m / 16.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.11° / -4.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.03° / 6.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -116.34° / -0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.