The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 26, 2095
Waning Crescent
3.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:21 AM
7:00 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.4%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2136
Events on this date
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 339.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.6° / 172.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 06m / 11.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 163.32° / 5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.97° / -6.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -155.63° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 125.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.