The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 26, 2165
Last Quarter
55.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:10 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.0%
- Age
- 21.0 days
- Distance
- 388,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3002
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Sep 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 264.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.5° / 275.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 53m / 18.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 88.31° / -5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.13° / 6.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -76.45° / 0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.