The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 26, 1919
Waning Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:48 AM
7:59 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 362,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -44
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 343.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 70.7° / 163.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 06m / 21.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 77.44° / -1.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.56° / 1.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -161.87° / -0.81° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.