The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 26, 2010
Full Moon
100.0% 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
9:27 PM
6:03 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 14.2 days
- Distance
- 395,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1082
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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Partial lunar eclipse
Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow. It starts at 6:16 AM, is deepest at 7:38 AM and ends at 9:00 AM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
Exact values
For Jun 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 182.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -62.9° / 298.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 31m / -23.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 277.10° / -0.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.86° / 0.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 2.01° / 0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.