The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 26, 2105
Waning Gibbous
90.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:56 PM
10:26 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.6%
- Age
- 18.2 days
- Distance
- 365,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2260
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 365,100 km.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 215.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 35.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.2° / 306.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 25m / 16.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 39.23° / 1.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.33° / -1.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -36.21° / -1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.