The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 26, 2046
Waning Crescent
45.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:12 AM
2:53 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.0%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 398,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1528
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 | 275.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.0° / 270.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 22m / 19.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 39.78° / 5.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.64° / -6.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -100.67° / 0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.