The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 26, 2183
Waxing Crescent
36.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:22 PM
12:31 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.7%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3222
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.
Exact values
For Jun 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 74.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.4° / 81.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 21m / 3.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 169.53° / -0.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.45° / 0.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 105.03° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.