The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 26, 2171
Waning Crescent
11.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:34 AM
6:13 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.7%
- Age
- 26.4 days
- Distance
- 377,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3076
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 320.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.6° / 214.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 51m / 18.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 143.77° / 5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.27° / -6.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -146.42° / 1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 115.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.