The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 26, 2082
Waxing Crescent
24.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:48 PM
9:52 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.7%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 366,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1976
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 | 59.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.8° / 117.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 01m / -25.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 243.38° / -5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.24° / 7.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 125.87° / -0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.