The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 26, 1944
Waxing Crescent
31.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:38 AM
12:35 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.0%
- Age
- 6.0 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 266
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,500 km.
-
Venus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jun 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 67.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.3° / 79.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 01m / 10.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 162.38° / 3.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.44° / -4.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 112.03° / -0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.