The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 26, 1959
Waning Crescent
35.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:16 AM
3:42 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.1%
- Age
- 23.6 days
- Distance
- 396,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 454
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 | 287.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.1° / 257.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 25m / 16.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 110.35° / -5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.32° / 7.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -112.27° / -0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.