The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 26, 1924
Waning Crescent
25.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:48 AM
4:03 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.9%
- Age
- 24.1 days
- Distance
- 402,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 18
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jun 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 299.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.8° / 237.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 13m / 8.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 33.78° / -4.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.99° / 6.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -114.28° / -1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.