The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 26, 1940
Waning Crescent
30.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:43 AM
4:04 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.1%
- Age
- 24.5 days
- Distance
- 376,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 219
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 | 293.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.0° / 250.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 52m / 15.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 117.05° / -5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.55° / 7.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -120.68° / -0.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.