The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 1, 1926
Waning Crescent
26.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:42 AM
4:54 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.0%
- Age
- 24.1 days
- Distance
- 396,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 45
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 298.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.1° / 254.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 32m / 22.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 97.31° / -0.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.20° / 1.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -112.14° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.