The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 26, 2143
Waning Gibbous
94.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:34 PM
9:44 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.2%
- Age
- 17.4 days
- Distance
- 402,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2730
Events on this date
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Sep 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 207.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 27.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.1° / 310.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 55m / 12.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 31.21° / 1.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.47° / -1.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -31.64° / -1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.