The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 26, 2164
Waxing Gibbous
79.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:51 PM
2:40 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 79.4%
- Age
- 10.1 days
- Distance
- 365,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2990
Events on this date
-
Moon, Neptune, and Uranus gathered
All within 5.0° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 126.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 53.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 79.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -52.3° / 55.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 46m / -13.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 310.18° / 4.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.63° / -4.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 52.92° / 0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.