The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 26, 1999
Waning Gibbous
97.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:32 PM
8:30 AM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.9%
- Age
- 16.7 days
- Distance
- 368,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 949
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 | 196.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.2° / 312.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 18m / 3.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 19.25° / -4.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.88° / 6.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -19.24° / 1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.