The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 26, 2085
Waxing Crescent
18.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:23 AM
11:37 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.1%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 405,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2010
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,400 km.
Exact values
For Jun 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 50.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.0° / 93.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 47m / 8.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 145.87° / -4.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.55° / 5.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 128.51° / -0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.