The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 24, 2026
Waxing Gibbous
76.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:36 PM
2:12 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.2%
- Age
- 9.5 days
- Distance
- 400,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1280
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jun 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 121.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 58.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -49.8° / 67.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 03m / -17.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 214.69° / -4.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.71° / 6.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 63.58° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.