The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 26, 2121
Waxing Gibbous
85.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:18 PM
2:27 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.6%
- Age
- 12.0 days
- Distance
- 379,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2456
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jul 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 135.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 44.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -66.3° / 61.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 12m / -26.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 259.18° / -3.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.15° / 4.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 37.92° / -0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.