The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 26, 2044
Waxing Crescent
2.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:06 AM
10:45 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.5%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 358,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1503
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 17.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.3° / 98.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 44m / 25.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 113.32° / 3.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.37° / -4.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.04° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.