The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 26, 2172
Waxing Crescent
29.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:57 AM
11:51 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.0%
- Age
- 5.6 days
- Distance
- 383,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3087
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 | 65.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.2° / 93.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 37m / -2.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 189.45° / 1.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.25° / -1.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 108.60° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.