The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 26, 2163
Waning Crescent
18.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:43 AM
5:18 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.4%
- Age
- 25.0 days
- Distance
- 405,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2975
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,400 km.
Exact values
For Jul 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 309.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.5° / 237.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 48m / 18.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.97° / -3.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.85° / 5.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -127.93° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.