The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 26, 2170
Waxing Gibbous
98.2% 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
8:28 PM
4:45 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.2%
- Age
- 12.7 days
- Distance
- 389,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3062
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 | 164.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -73.7° / 329.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 23m / -25.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 288.65° / -3.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.72° / 4.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 20.14° / 1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.