The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 26, 1932
Waning Crescent
15.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:58 AM
4:40 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.7%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 378,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 120
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 313.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.8° / 246.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 20m / 18.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 136.80° / 2.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.78° / -2.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -139.85° / -0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.