The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 26, 1998
Waxing Crescent
9.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:28 AM
10:45 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.9%
- Age
- 3.1 days
- Distance
- 396,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 935
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 | 36.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.9° / 102.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 48m / 8.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 160.10° / 0.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.78° / -0.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 147.31° / -0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.