The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 26, 1991
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:02 PM
5:25 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.2 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 847
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 9:49 PM, is deepest at 11:14 PM and ends at 12:40 AM. Visible from Columbus from start to finish.
Exact values
For Jun 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 175.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -68.9° / 308.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 58m / -25.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 269.60° / -1.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.68° / 2.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 5.78° / 0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.