The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 26, 2027
Waning Crescent
16.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:05 AM
5:25 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.0%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 364,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1295
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 312.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.4° / 226.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 14m / 15.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 136.29° / -0.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.31° / 1.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -133.96° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.