The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 26, 2056
Waxing Gibbous
99.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:30 PM
5:21 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.2%
- Age
- 13.4 days
- Distance
- 364,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1651
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 | 169.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -68.3° / 326.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 42m / -21.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 265.72° / 2.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.85° / -2.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 13.00° / -0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.