The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 26, 2158
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:10 AM
9:46 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 364,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2913
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.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.6° / 113.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 45m / 24.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 100.12° / 1.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.28° / -1.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.90° / 0.61° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.