The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 26, 2156
Waxing Gibbous
89.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:58 PM
3:53 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.8%
- Age
- 11.8 days
- Distance
- 361,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2891
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 | 142.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 37.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -61.0° / 28.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 57m / -13.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 326.87° / -0.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.79° / 1.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 34.32° / -0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.3° |
| 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.