The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 26, 1962
Waning Crescent
4.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:10 AM
6:44 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.2%
- Age
- 27.5 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 491
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 | 336.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.0° / 179.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 49m / 10.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 159.68° / 2.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.23° / -3.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -153.42° / 1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 117.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.