The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 26, 2003
Waning Crescent
9.0% 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
3:43 AM
6:32 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.0%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 995
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 | 325.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.7° / 214.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 51m / 20.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.89° / 0.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.24° / 0.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -146.19° / 0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.