The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 26, 2003
Waning Crescent
7.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:33 AM
7:20 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.2%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 396,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 996
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 329.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 74.5° / 209.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 11m / 26.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 92.38° / 2.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.98° / -3.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -152.86° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.