The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 26, 2105
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:23 PM
6:00 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 15.0 days
- Distance
- 392,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2258
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Jul 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 174.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -61.8° / 320.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 58m / -16.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 298.35° / 4.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.87° / -5.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 0.73° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.