The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 26, 2049
Waning Crescent
11.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:19 AM
6:12 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.3%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 397,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1564
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
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Moon, Neptune, and Venus gathered
All within 4.1° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 320.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.5° / 224.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 35m / 20.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 56.27° / 1.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.29° / -1.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -135.13° / -0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.