The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 26, 1949
New Moon
0.3% 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
5:49 AM
9:56 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 381,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 328
Events on this date
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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 | 3.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.1° / 109.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 35m / 28.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 97.79° / 4.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.73° / -6.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.84° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 220.4° |
| 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.