The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 25, 2026
Waxing Gibbous
98.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:48 PM
6:09 AM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.7%
- Age
- 14.5 days
- Distance
- 383,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1283
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Sep 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 167.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -52.0° / 346.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 20m / -2.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 349.78° / 1.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.43° / -1.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 7.72° / -0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.