The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 26, 2150
Waxing Crescent
4.2% 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
7:45 AM
11:01 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.2%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 360,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2814
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 23.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.3° / 97.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 04m / 22.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 118.54° / 2.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.32° / -2.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.22° / 0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.