The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 26, 1997
Last Quarter
51.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:32 AM
1:55 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.3%
- Age
- 21.9 days
- Distance
- 374,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 922
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jul 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 268.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.2° / 264.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 05m / 9.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 32.37° / -3.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.72° / 4.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -82.86° / -1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.