The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 26, 1924
Waning Crescent
5.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:51 AM
6:28 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.6%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 384,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 21
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 | 332.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.8° / 188.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 33m / 10.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 155.93° / 1.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.33° / -1.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -158.03° / 1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.