The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 21, 2026
Waxing Gibbous
75.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:08 PM
1:49 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.6%
- Age
- 10.5 days
- Distance
- 400,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1283
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 120.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 59.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -55.9° / 70.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 09m / -22.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 299.38° / -2.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.36° / 3.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 56.41° / -0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.