The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 26, 1985
Waxing Gibbous
69.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:12 PM
1:20 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 69.0%
- Age
- 8.7 days
- Distance
- 369,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 774
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 112.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 67.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 68.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.9° / 78.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 33m / -20.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 235.76° / -0.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.81° / 1.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 68.91° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.