The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 26, 2150
Waxing Crescent
30.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:00 PM
10:48 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.2%
- Age
- 5.6 days
- Distance
- 401,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2817
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 | 66.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.5° / 108.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 35m / -20.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 250.10° / 1.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.88° / -1.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 116.40° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.