The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 26, 1934
Waning Gibbous
85.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:05 PM
11:27 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.1%
- Age
- 17.7 days
- Distance
- 383,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 145
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 | 225.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 45.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.3° / 304.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 57m / 22.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 48.23° / 5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.89° / -6.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -38.59° / -1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.