The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 26, 2103
Last Quarter
46.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:09 AM
2:42 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.4%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 377,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2233
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jul 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 274.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.2° / 270.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 14m / 18.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 37.45° / 4.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.79° / -5.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -87.64° / -0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.