The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 26, 1911
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:42 AM
8:50 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 357,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -142
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Jun 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 74.3° / 139.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 28m / 27.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.14° / 4.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.26° / -5.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.95° / 1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 212.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.