The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 26, 1982
Waxing Gibbous
64.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:07 PM
12:49 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 64.1%
- Age
- 9.2 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 739
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 | 106.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 73.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 64.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.3° / 84.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 25m / -22.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 289.42° / -0.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.28° / 1.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 72.94° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.