The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 26, 2060
Waning Crescent
2.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:19 AM
8:09 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.9%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 369,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1700
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 6.1° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Mars, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 4.8° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 340.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 75.7° / 170.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 00m / 26.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.58° / 3.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.04° / -4.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.63° / 1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.