The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 26, 2026
Waxing Gibbous
90.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:41 PM
3:09 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.1%
- Age
- 11.5 days
- Distance
- 405,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1280
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 | 143.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 36.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -69.6° / 47.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 41m / -24.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 238.67° / -5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.09° / 6.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 39.17° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.