The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 26, 2052
Waxing Crescent
12.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:50 AM
9:34 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.9%
- Age
- 3.7 days
- Distance
- 402,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1605
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 | 41.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.1° / 119.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 59m / -13.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 226.20° / 3.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.66° / -4.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 139.93° / -0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.