The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 26, 1990
First Quarter
46.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:50 PM
11:52 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.1%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 402,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 838
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Sep 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.0° / 101.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 54m / -26.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 268.71° / -3.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.12° / 4.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.57° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.5° |
| 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.