The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 26, 2071
Waxing Crescent
10.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:27 AM
9:24 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.6%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 382,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1840
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 | 37.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.8° / 120.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 41m / -11.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 221.49° / 3.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.95° / -4.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 148.33° / 0.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.