The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 26, 2056
Full Moon
100.0% 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
9:04 PM
6:04 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 13.8 days
- Distance
- 376,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1652
Events on this date
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 12:53 PM, is deepest at 2:41 PM and ends at 4:29 PM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 178.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 1.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -62.4° / 307.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 22m / -20.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 302.85° / -1.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.41° / 1.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 6.35° / 0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 222.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.