The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 26, 1952
Waxing Crescent
16.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:57 AM
11:50 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.1%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 365
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 | 47.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.4° / 89.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 38m / 14.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 142.09° / 0.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.28° / 0.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 130.70° / 1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.