The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 26, 1991
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:49 PM
6:13 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 848
Events on this date
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Venus and Mars close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 12:50 PM, is deepest at 2:07 PM and ends at 3:24 PM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jul 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 178.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 1.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -60.9° / 310.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 16m / -18.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 302.08° / 1.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.34° / -1.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -0.88° / -0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.