The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 26, 2178
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:53 PM
7:05 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 14.7 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3163
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Sep 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 176.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.5° / 338.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 53m / 4.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 0.16° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.31° / -6.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 1.73° / -1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.