The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 26, 1978
Last Quarter
52.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:25 AM
1:45 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.9%
- Age
- 21.3 days
- Distance
- 387,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 687
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jul 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 266.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.7° / 265.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 56m / 8.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 30.09° / -2.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.65° / 3.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -79.05° / -1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.