The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 26, 2052
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:11 AM
8:53 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 361,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 1601
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Jun 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.5° / 131.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 20m / 18.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 94.69° / -4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.94° / 6.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -176.29° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 10.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.