The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 26, 2139
New Moon
0.1% 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
5:56 AM
9:38 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 384,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2678
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.
Exact values
For Jun 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.3° / 114.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 32m / 25.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 97.18° / 2.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.53° / -3.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -177.27° / 0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 233.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.