The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 26, 2006
Waxing Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:34 AM
10:27 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 392,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1033
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 | 11.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.2° / 101.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 15m / 27.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 106.79° / 4.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.08° / -6.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.65° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.