The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 26, 1955
First Quarter
46.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:25 PM
12:37 AM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.0%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 390,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 402
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jun 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.9° / 82.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 50m / -4.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 179.51° / -5.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.07° / 7.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 101.80° / -0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.