The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 26, 1968
Waxing Crescent
1.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:18 AM
9:59 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.6%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 390,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 564
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 13.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.6° / 109.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 25m / 19.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 137.52° / 4.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.16° / -5.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.36° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.