The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 26, 1957
Waxing Crescent
11.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:44 AM
9:15 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.5%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 368,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 430
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 39.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.6° / 122.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 42m / -15.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 222.85° / 0.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.23° / 0.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 146.75° / -0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.