The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 26, 1952
First Quarter
48.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
3:05 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.0%
- Age
- 7.4 days
- Distance
- 375,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 368
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Sep 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.4° / 101.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 05m / -27.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 271.09° / -3.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.49° / 5.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 86.97° / -1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.