The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 26, 1922
Waxing Crescent
37.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:25 PM
10:40 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.1%
- Age
- 5.5 days
- Distance
- 379,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- -3
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 | 74.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.6° / 109.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 08m / -17.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 257.68° / 5.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.49° / -6.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 112.72° / 0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.