The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 26, 2057
Waning Crescent
23.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:54 AM
4:20 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.7%
- Age
- 24.3 days
- Distance
- 401,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1663
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 301.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.7° / 236.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 26m / 9.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 37.53° / -4.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.92° / 6.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -116.47° / 0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.