The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 26, 2026
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:11 PM
7:16 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.5 days
- Distance
- 379,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1283
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Sep 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 179.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.1° / 333.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 07m / 3.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 3.16° / 2.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.41° / -3.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -4.45° / -0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 315.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.