The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 26, 1996
Waxing Gibbous
80.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:09 PM
2:31 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 80.1%
- Age
- 11.0 days
- Distance
- 368,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 910
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 | 127.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 53.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -55.1° / 60.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 40m / -17.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 250.95° / 4.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.99° / -5.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 46.50° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.