The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 26, 1948
Last Quarter
44.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:41 PM
2:44 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.7%
- Age
- 23.2 days
- Distance
- 375,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 318
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Sep 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 276.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.5° / 284.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 44m / 27.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 99.77° / 4.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.19° / -5.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -102.56° / 0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.