The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 26, 2068
Waning Crescent
9.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:31 AM
6:25 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.8%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 378,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1799
Events on this date
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
-
Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jun 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 323.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.9° / 218.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 49m / 20.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.51° / 0.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.33° / 0.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -138.95° / -0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.