The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 26, 1972
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:20 PM
5:40 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 15.2 days
- Distance
- 396,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 612
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Jun 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 178.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -66.5° / 301.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 17m / -25.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 273.80° / -1.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.16° / 2.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -2.63° / 0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 214.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.