The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 26, 2008
Waning Crescent
8.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:25 AM
5:59 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.0%
- Age
- 26.8 days
- Distance
- 379,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1060
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 | 327.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.2° / 199.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 11m / 9.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 151.20° / -1.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.82° / 2.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -142.38° / -1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.