The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 26, 1930
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:40 AM
9:50 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 362,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 93
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Jun 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 1.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.5° / 112.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 25m / 27.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 95.59° / 4.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.76° / -5.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.65° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 203.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.