The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 26, 2100
Last Quarter
50.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:19 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.0%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 396,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2198
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Sep 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 270.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.9° / 280.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 18m / 28.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 93.88° / 4.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.38° / -5.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -95.86° / -0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.