The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 26, 2069
Waxing Gibbous
78.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:42 PM
2:41 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.9%
- Age
- 11.2 days
- Distance
- 380,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1815
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 | 125.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 54.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -51.0° / 55.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 42m / -12.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 309.59° / 5.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.65° / -6.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 47.55° / -0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.