The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 26, 2101
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:36 AM
9:16 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 397,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2209
Events on this date
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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 | 4.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.8° / 120.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 43m / 19.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 128.06° / 1.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.62° / -1.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.42° / 0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.