The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 26, 2180
First Quarter
54.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:59 PM
12:06 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.1%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 374,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3188
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Sep 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.4° / 88.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 37m / -19.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 278.86° / 4.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.43° / -4.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.18° / -1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.