The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 23, 2026
Waxing Gibbous
90.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:02 PM
3:58 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.2%
- Age
- 12.5 days
- Distance
- 392,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1283
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 143.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 36.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -61.9° / 27.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 46m / -14.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 324.00° / -0.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.45° / 1.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 32.06° / -0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.