The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 26, 2051
Last Quarter
54.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:14 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.4%
- Age
- 21.5 days
- Distance
- 376,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1592
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Sep 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 265.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.2° / 274.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 54m / 18.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 88.61° / -4.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.12° / 6.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -78.01° / -0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.6° |
| 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.