The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 26, 2011
Waning Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:22 AM
6:37 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 359,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1097
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 | 348.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.3° / 167.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 22m / -1.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 171.87° / -5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.29° / 7.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -171.29° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.