The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 26, 2040
Waning Gibbous
90.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:04 PM
9:17 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.1%
- Age
- 17.3 days
- Distance
- 364,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1454
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 | 216.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 36.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.5° / 278.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 56m / -12.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 340.69° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.71° / 6.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -30.83° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.