The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 26, 2066
First Quarter
50.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
3:01 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.9%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 370,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1778
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 | 90.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.0° / 95.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 21m / -23.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 274.82° / 0.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.34° / 0.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.59° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.