The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 26, 2120
Waxing Crescent
0.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:23 AM
9:58 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 0.7 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2443
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
-
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
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Moon, Uranus, and Venus gathered
All within 3.0° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 7.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.8° / 108.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 58m / 25.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 103.06° / 2.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.47° / -3.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 174.29° / 0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.