The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 24, 2026
Waxing Gibbous
95.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:26 PM
5:03 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.4%
- Age
- 13.5 days
- Distance
- 388,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1283
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 155.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 24.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -58.7° / 4.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 33m / -8.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 336.73° / 0.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.10° / -0.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 19.88° / -0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.