The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 26, 2078
Waning Gibbous
96.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:28 PM
7:59 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.2%
- Age
- 17.2 days
- Distance
- 377,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1924
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jul 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 201.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.2° / 284.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 00m / -17.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 326.03° / -4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.01° / 6.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -26.25° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.