The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 26, 2000
Waning Crescent
1.9% 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
5:48 AM
7:10 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.9%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 369,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 961
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 | 344.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.0° / 164.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 24m / 8.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 168.53° / 4.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.84° / -5.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -161.05° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 127.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.