The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 26, 1960
Waxing Crescent
5.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:25 AM
10:40 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.8%
- Age
- 2.5 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 464
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 27.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.3° / 102.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 16m / 16.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 122.55° / -3.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.33° / 5.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 149.36° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.