The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 26, 2104
Waxing Crescent
19.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:57 AM
10:50 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.2%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 402,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2246
Events on this date
-
Mars, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 6.3° of each other in the sky.
-
Mars and Neptune close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 51.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.7° / 103.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 35m / -2.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 175.51° / -5.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.91° / 7.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 130.24° / -1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 297.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.