The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 26, 2161
First Quarter
53.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:56 PM
12:01 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.2%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 387,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2953
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Sep 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.0° / 90.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 32m / -19.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 277.46° / 3.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.21° / -3.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.97° / -1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.