The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 26, 2155
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:14 AM
7:19 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.6 days
- Distance
- 392,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2878
Events on this date
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. Not visible from Columbus.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Sep 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 178.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.7° / 151.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 09m / -1.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 182.72° / -0.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.99° / 1.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.21° / -0.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 30.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -3.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.