The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 26, 1912
Waxing Gibbous
92.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:57 PM
2:31 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.3%
- Age
- 11.4 days
- Distance
- 396,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- -130
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 147.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -62.8° / 62.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 59m / -24.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 242.60° / -3.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.33° / 4.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 37.05° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.