The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 7, 2026
Waning Crescent
15.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:44 AM
6:05 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.1%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 368,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1282
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 314.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.6° / 233.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 09m / 22.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 119.51° / 2.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.69° / -3.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -132.52° / -0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.