The Moon on this date

Moon on Sunday, September 26, 2032

Last Quarter

47.3% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
NE
Highest
68°
Moonset
NW
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
47.3%
Age
21.8 days
Distance
395,500 km
Apparent size
30.2′
Constellation
Gemini
Lunation number
1357

Events on this date

  1. Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.

  2. Moon, Saturn, and Uranus gathered

    All within 5.2° of each other in the sky.

  3. Last Quarter

    Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.

  4. Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.

Exact values

For Sep 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun273.24°
Phase angle93.08°
Illuminated fraction47.32%
Altitude / azimuth29.7° / 269.2°
Right ascension / declination6h 31m / 18.43°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude97.36° / -4.80°
Libration in longitude / latitude5.99° / 6.73°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-86.41° / -0.69°
Position angle of the axis2.2°
Position angle of the bright limb92.6°
Apparent magnitude-9.9

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

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