The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 26, 1981
Waning Crescent
2.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:38 AM
7:02 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.4%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 390,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 726
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 | 342.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.0° / 168.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 14m / 8.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 165.89° / 3.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.33° / -4.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.25° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 123.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.