The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 26, 2047
First Quarter
53.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
3:14 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.1%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 375,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1543
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Sep 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.3° / 94.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 30m / -23.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 276.96° / -0.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.66° / 1.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.39° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.