The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 26, 2177
Waxing Crescent
1.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:38 AM
9:30 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.7%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 360,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3149
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 14.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.8° / 117.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 22m / 12.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 138.95° / -2.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.75° / 3.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.40° / -0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 298.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.