The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 26, 1909
Waxing Gibbous
88.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:14 PM
2:25 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.2%
- Age
- 12.1 days
- Distance
- 365,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- -164
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 139.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 40.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.8° / 58.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 48m / -18.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 322.92° / -4.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.33° / 6.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 34.44° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.