The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 26, 2074
Waxing Crescent
7.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:53 AM
10:39 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.0%
- Age
- 2.5 days
- Distance
- 382,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1875
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jul 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 30.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.2° / 103.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 30m / 12.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 154.57° / 2.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.43° / -3.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 144.31° / -0.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.