The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 26, 2002
Waning Gibbous
96.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:58 PM
7:30 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.4%
- Age
- 15.7 days
- Distance
- 388,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 983
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 | 201.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.6° / 277.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 57m / -24.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 296.45° / -3.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.26° / 4.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -16.60° / 0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.