The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 26, 2196
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:16 AM
9:38 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 368,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3383
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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Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. Not visible from Columbus.
Exact values
For Jun 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.9° / 115.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 47m / 23.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 100.74° / 0.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.53° / -0.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.28° / 0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.3° |
| 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.