The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 26, 2116
Waning Gibbous
96.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:22 PM
7:59 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.4%
- Age
- 16.3 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2394
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,100 km.
Exact values
For Jul 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 201.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.4° / 284.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 57m / -17.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 325.41° / -4.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.77° / 6.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -21.63° / 1.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.