The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 26, 2131
Waxing Crescent
23.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:08 PM
10:20 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.1%
- Age
- 5.2 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2582
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 | 57.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.7° / 111.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 56m / -17.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 240.42° / 3.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.57° / -3.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 120.20° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.