The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 26, 2176
Waning Crescent
39.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:21 AM
3:56 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.2%
- Age
- 23.3 days
- Distance
- 372,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3138
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 282.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.3° / 268.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 14m / 24.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 106.93° / 1.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.11° / -1.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -98.90° / -1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.