The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 26, 2142
First Quarter
47.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:33 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.6%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 399,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2718
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Sep 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.5° / 95.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 03m / -21.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 270.65° / 2.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.65° / -2.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.77° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.