The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 26, 2069
First Quarter
54.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:35 PM
12:32 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.3%
- Age
- 8.2 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1813
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,000 km.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jul 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.5° / 85.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 26m / -14.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 219.02° / -0.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.19° / 0.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 84.54° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.