The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 26, 2160
Waning Crescent
15.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:22 AM
5:09 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.4%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 363,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2940
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 | 314.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.7° / 222.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 17m / 11.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 138.22° / -4.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.42° / 6.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -136.18° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.