The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 26, 1941
Waxing Crescent
3.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:57 AM
10:19 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.7%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 391,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 229
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 | 21.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.2° / 106.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 50m / 16.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 116.31° / -4.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.43° / 6.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 153.18° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.