The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 26, 2158
Waxing Crescent
1.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:28 AM
9:29 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 376,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2914
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
20° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Jul 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 13.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.8° / 117.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 15m / 14.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 136.85° / -1.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.81° / 2.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.21° / -0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 295.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.