The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 26, 1979
Waxing Crescent
6.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:48 AM
10:17 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.0%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 406,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 700
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,000 km.
Exact values
For Jul 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 28.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.3° / 107.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 13m / 10.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 151.46° / -0.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.29° / 1.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 151.12° / -0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.