The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 26, 2063
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:50 AM
9:53 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 365,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1738
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.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.6° / 110.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 37m / 27.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.30° / 4.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.90° / -5.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.49° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 225.1° |
| 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.