The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 26, 2071
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:01 AM
8:24 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 28.9 days
- Distance
- 357,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1837
Events on this date
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Mars and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,400 km.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Jul 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 354.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.9° / 141.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 59m / 16.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 118.48° / -4.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.53° / 6.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -174.52° / -1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 57.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.