The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 26, 1986
Waning Gibbous
74.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:23 AM
11:04 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 74.0%
- Age
- 19.1 days
- Distance
- 378,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 785
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jun 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 241.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 61.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.2° / 261.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 38m / -12.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 336.15° / -3.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.67° / 5.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -53.79° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.