The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 26, 2107
First Quarter
46.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:46 PM
12:10 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.3%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 378,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2283
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jul 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.6° / 87.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 48m / -10.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 208.81° / 0.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.05° / -0.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 101.39° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.6° |
| 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.