The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 26, 1989
Waning Crescent
37.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:35 AM
3:41 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.6%
- Age
- 23.5 days
- Distance
- 371,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 823
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 | 284.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.1° / 267.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 57m / 22.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 48.17° / 5.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.15° / -6.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -101.49° / 0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.