The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 26, 2139
Waxing Crescent
0.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:59 AM
9:19 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 0.7 days
- Distance
- 396,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2679
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 8.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.9° / 119.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 55m / 16.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 131.42° / -0.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.53° / 0.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.04° / 0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.