The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 26, 1918
Waning Gibbous
94.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:44 PM
8:23 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.1%
- Age
- 17.7 days
- Distance
- 375,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- -56
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jun 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 208.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 28.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.1° / 281.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 15m / -16.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 302.29° / 3.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.96° / -4.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -32.23° / -0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.