The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 26, 2197
Waxing Gibbous
93.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:05 PM
3:45 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.1%
- Age
- 11.4 days
- Distance
- 378,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3396
Events on this date
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jul 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 149.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 30.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -71.6° / 22.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 17m / -22.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 273.91° / 0.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.64° / -0.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 34.93° / -1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.