The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 26, 1986
Waning Crescent
45.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:46 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.1%
- Age
- 22.4 days
- Distance
- 403,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Auriga
- Lunation number
- 788
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 | 275.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.8° / 277.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 41m / 28.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 99.05° / 5.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.43° / -6.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -97.43° / 0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.