The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 26, 1979
Waxing Crescent
24.7% 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
12:12 PM
10:41 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.7%
- Age
- 5.3 days
- Distance
- 390,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 702
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 | 59.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.4° / 108.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 05m / -15.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 242.35° / 5.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.67° / -6.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 114.01° / 0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.