The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 26, 2085
First Quarter
49.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:49 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.1%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 377,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2013
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Sep 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.9° / 96.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 13m / -22.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 273.09° / 0.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.61° / -0.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 84.78° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.