The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 26, 2073
Waning Gibbous
55.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:30 AM
1:30 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.1%
- Age
- 21.4 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1862
Events on this date
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Jupiter, Mercury, and Neptune gathered
All within 7.3° of each other in the sky.
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Mercury and Neptune close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 264.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.8° / 264.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 53m / 6.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 28.60° / -4.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.58° / 6.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -85.83° / -0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.9° |
| 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.