The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 26, 2179
Waning Crescent
24.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:15 AM
4:30 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.6%
- Age
- 25.0 days
- Distance
- 374,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3175
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 | 300.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.8° / 242.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 22m / 15.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 124.31° / -4.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.57° / 6.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -127.76° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.