The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 26, 2097
Waning Gibbous
71.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:24 PM
1:09 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.2%
- Age
- 20.6 days
- Distance
- 371,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2161
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 | 244.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 64.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.5° / 293.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 29m / 24.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 69.37° / 3.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.04° / -3.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -66.99° / 0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.