The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 26, 2126
Waxing Gibbous
79.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:46 PM
2:44 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 79.3%
- Age
- 9.6 days
- Distance
- 394,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2520
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 | 125.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 54.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 79.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -51.7° / 55.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 42m / -13.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 309.35° / 4.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.92° / -5.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 60.54° / -0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.