The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 15, 1926
First Quarter
55.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:16 PM
12:04 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.3%
- Age
- 8.4 days
- Distance
- 379,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 46
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Sep 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 95.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 83.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.7° / 91.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 51m / -22.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 267.98° / 1.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.52° / -1.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 76.71° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.