The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 26, 1936
First Quarter
48.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:42 PM
12:45 AM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.8%
- Age
- 7.4 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 167
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jun 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.1° / 82.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 04m / -6.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 183.29° / -5.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.81° / 7.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.38° / -0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.