The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 26, 2042
Waxing Gibbous
63.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:42 PM
12:57 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 63.9%
- Age
- 9.4 days
- Distance
- 399,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1479
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 106.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 73.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 63.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.8° / 83.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 07m / -20.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 229.87° / -2.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.49° / 3.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 69.72° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.