The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 26, 2024
Waning Crescent
31.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:02 AM
4:48 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.1%
- Age
- 23.6 days
- Distance
- 393,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1258
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 | 292.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.7° / 262.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 58m / 25.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 116.45° / 4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.84° / -6.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -105.04° / 0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.