The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 26, 1936
Waxing Gibbous
77.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:44 PM
2:20 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.2%
- Age
- 10.9 days
- Distance
- 377,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 170
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 | 122.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 77.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -51.8° / 61.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 31m / -15.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 306.24° / 3.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.03° / -3.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 49.74° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.