The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 26, 2106
Waning Crescent
0.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:31 AM
6:48 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.8%
- Age
- 28.7 days
- Distance
- 373,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2272
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 350.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.3° / 163.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 31m / -0.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 173.74° / -3.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.07° / 5.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.89° / -0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.