The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 26, 2053
Waxing Gibbous
85.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:45 PM
3:11 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.7%
- Age
- 10.9 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1615
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 | 135.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 44.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -60.9° / 47.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 18m / -17.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 259.90° / 5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.47° / -6.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 47.33° / -1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.