The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 26, 2102
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:05 PM
7:17 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.1 days
- Distance
- 368,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2223
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Sep 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 179.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.1° / 334.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 02m / 5.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 2.63° / 4.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.65° / -5.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 4.75° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 321.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.