The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 26, 1976
Waning Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:23 AM
8:12 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 393,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 661
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 | 348.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.2° / 150.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 34m / 19.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.93° / -3.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.49° / 4.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -173.29° / -1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.