The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 26, 1917
Waxing Gibbous
76.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:44 PM
1:08 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.6%
- Age
- 10.3 days
- Distance
- 366,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- -65
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 | 122.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.3° / 76.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 27m / -16.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 305.05° / 2.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.40° / -2.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 53.05° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.