The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 26, 2054
Waning Crescent
29.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:40 AM
4:20 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.3%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 368,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1629
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 | 294.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.6° / 251.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 00m / 17.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 118.43° / -2.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.94° / 3.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -119.11° / 0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.