The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 26, 1951
Waning Crescent
19.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:35 AM
5:26 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.2%
- Age
- 25.1 days
- Distance
- 399,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 355
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 | 308.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.6° / 237.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 57m / 19.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 130.98° / 2.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.99° / -2.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -130.94° / -0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.