The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 26, 2068
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:36 AM
7:12 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 406,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1803
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.2° / 151.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 19m / -6.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 186.76° / -3.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.21° / 5.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.28° / -1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 349.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.