The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 26, 2143
Waxing Gibbous
99.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:33 PM
5:36 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.5%
- Age
- 13.3 days
- Distance
- 388,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2727
Events on this date
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 172.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -66.3° / 320.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 49m / -20.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 267.54° / 3.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.49° / -3.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 12.00° / -1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.