The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 26, 2022
Waning Crescent
5.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:04 AM
7:19 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.4%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1230
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 333.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 72.3° / 196.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 25m / 23.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 68.34° / 1.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.10° / -1.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -149.99° / 1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.