The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 26, 2131
Waxing Crescent
3.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:38 AM
10:49 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.5%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 376,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2579
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 21.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.9° / 99.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 54m / 22.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 116.21° / 1.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.16° / -1.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.03° / -0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.