The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 26, 1921
Waning Crescent
29.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:41 AM
3:03 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.9%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 367,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -16
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 | 293.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.8° / 262.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 52m / 15.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 117.02° / -5.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.09° / 7.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -117.40° / -0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.