The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 26, 2026
Waxing Gibbous
92.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:19 PM
3:14 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.0%
- Age
- 12.3 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1281
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 | 147.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -75.5° / 37.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 05m / -27.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 271.12° / -4.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.21° / 6.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 32.52° / 0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.