The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 26, 1971
Waxing Crescent
17.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:36 AM
10:51 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.0%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 601
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 | 48.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.5° / 102.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 24m / 0.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 171.49° / -3.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.78° / 4.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 132.45° / 0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 296.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.