The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 26, 2166
Waxing Crescent
5.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:22 AM
8:52 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.1%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 406,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3015
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.
Exact values
For Sep 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 25.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.9° / 126.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 56m / -6.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 209.29° / 4.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.03° / -5.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 153.72° / 1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.