The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 26, 2102
Waxing Gibbous
84.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:10 PM
2:12 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 84.0%
- Age
- 11.3 days
- Distance
- 365,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2221
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 132.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 47.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 84.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -64.6° / 66.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 59m / -26.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 256.27° / -3.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.81° / 5.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 41.73° / -0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.