The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 26, 2159
Waxing Gibbous
85.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:53 PM
2:49 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.6%
- Age
- 10.6 days
- Distance
- 401,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2925
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jun 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 135.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 44.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -62.4° / 56.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 07m / -21.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 230.45° / -4.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.23° / 5.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 49.18° / 0.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.