The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 24, 1926
Waxing Gibbous
98.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:59 PM
5:00 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.0%
- Age
- 14.2 days
- Distance
- 373,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 43
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jun 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 163.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -69.6° / 342.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 02m / -20.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 256.29° / 2.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.26° / -3.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 10.76° / -0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.