The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 26, 2136
Waxing Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:03 AM
7:40 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 0.7 days
- Distance
- 367,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2644
Events on this date
-
Mercury and Uranus close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
-
Mars and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 8.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.3° / 143.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 45m / -6.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 192.72° / -1.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.82° / 1.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 167.81° / -0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 302.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.