The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 26, 2159
Waxing Gibbous
99.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:39 PM
6:29 AM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.0%
- Age
- 14.7 days
- Distance
- 387,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2928
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 | 169.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.7° / 345.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 27m / 1.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 353.15° / 4.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.10° / -5.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 5.51° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.