The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 26, 1962
Waning Crescent
31.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:30 AM
3:28 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.3%
- Age
- 24.1 days
- Distance
- 371,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 488
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 | 292.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.5° / 241.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 47m / 5.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 26.73° / -5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.62° / 6.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -109.66° / -0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.