The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 26, 2014
Waning Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:43 AM
8:24 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 28.9 days
- Distance
- 399,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1131
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 352.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.7° / 142.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 49m / 18.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 87.40° / -4.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.86° / 6.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -168.68° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 56.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.