The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 26, 2076
Waning Crescent
2.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:39 AM
7:06 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.5%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1901
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 342.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.7° / 167.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 20m / 9.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 167.06° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.23° / -6.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.04° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 127.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.