The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 26, 2184
Last Quarter
52.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:22 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.9%
- Age
- 21.7 days
- Distance
- 374,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 3237
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Sep 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 266.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.7° / 273.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 05m / 18.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.09° / -4.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.74° / 6.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -80.26° / 0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.5° |
| 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.