The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 26, 1972
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:07 PM
6:39 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.8 days
- Distance
- 385,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 613
Events on this date
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Partial lunar eclipse
Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow. It starts at 1:55 AM, is deepest at 3:15 AM and ends at 4:36 AM. Visible from Columbus from start to finish.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Jul 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 184.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.5° / 304.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 41m / -17.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 308.08° / 1.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.41° / -1.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -9.29° / -0.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.