The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 26, 1946
Waning Crescent
9.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:49 AM
6:27 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.2%
- Age
- 26.8 days
- Distance
- 361,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 290
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 | 324.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.8° / 212.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 50m / 18.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.31° / -1.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.40° / 2.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.01° / 0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.