The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 26, 2005
Waning Crescent
36.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:26 AM
4:24 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.9%
- Age
- 22.9 days
- Distance
- 403,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1023
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 | 285.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.6° / 269.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 26m / 27.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 109.06° / 5.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.52° / -6.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -101.24° / 0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.