The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 26, 2030
Waning Crescent
0.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:32 AM
6:40 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 28.7 days
- Distance
- 375,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1332
Events on this date
-
Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 7.2° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 350.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.3° / 165.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 30m / -2.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 173.89° / -4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.42° / 6.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -175.08° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.