The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 26, 2006
Waxing Crescent
15.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:29 AM
9:05 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.2%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 399,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1036
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 | 45.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.2° / 123.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 02m / -21.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 229.13° / -4.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.61° / 6.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 128.88° / -0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.