The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 26, 2019
Waning Crescent
6.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:29 AM
6:35 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.8%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 359,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1196
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 | 330.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.0° / 191.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 27m / 13.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 153.37° / 3.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.56° / -4.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -152.63° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 117.3° |
| 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.