The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 26, 2009
First Quarter
54.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
3:25 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.6%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 403,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1073
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Sep 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 95.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.2° / 94.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 39m / -24.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 278.78° / -1.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.66° / 2.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.77° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.