The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 26, 2022
Waning Crescent
4.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:07 AM
7:59 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.0%
- Age
- 27.5 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1231
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 337.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 76.7° / 176.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 49m / 26.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 100.89° / 3.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.47° / -4.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -156.66° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.