The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 26, 1993
First Quarter
46.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:31 PM
12:37 AM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.9%
- Age
- 6.6 days
- Distance
- 369,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 872
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jun 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 86.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.0° / 82.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 57m / -5.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 181.33° / -4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.58° / 6.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.19° / -0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.