The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 26, 2144
Waning Crescent
0.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:29 AM
6:52 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.8%
- Age
- 28.7 days
- Distance
- 361,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2742
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 | 350.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.9° / 163.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 35m / -0.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 174.46° / -2.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.61° / 4.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -173.51° / -0.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.