The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 26, 1943
Waning Crescent
7.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:29 AM
6:18 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.4%
- Age
- 26.8 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 256
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 | 328.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.1° / 196.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 15m / 12.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 151.24° / 1.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.11° / -1.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -149.62° / 1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.