The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 26, 2042
Waxing Gibbous
89.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:13 PM
3:39 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.1%
- Age
- 12.3 days
- Distance
- 367,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1481
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 | 141.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -64.5° / 31.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 56m / -17.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 325.17° / -4.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.58° / 5.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 32.75° / 0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.