The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 26, 2000
Waning Crescent
26.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:05 AM
4:27 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.4%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 369,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 959
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 6.1° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 298.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.2° / 248.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 05m / 16.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 62.36° / -4.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.17° / 5.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -123.96° / 0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.